CJc506 Introduction to Literature and Literary Studies

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ondřej Sládek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the basics of literary studies, introduction to the terminology and methodology of literary studies, introduction to the problems of linguistic and literary communication (including non-violent communication), teaching literary theory in a linguistically heterogeneous classroom.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to interpret literary pieces as well as justify and support their views using their knowledge of literary studies. Students will gain literary theoretical terminology and be able to apply these terminology to interpretation of literary texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic concepts and the literature of the subject. 2. Citation, publication ethics, and bibliographic data. 3. Language and literary communication (including issues of non-violent communication). 4. The character nature of a literary work. 5. The linguistic means of a literary text. 6. Problems of Genology: literary genres and trends. 7. Thematic analysis, and structure of a literary work. 8. Introduction to the theory of verse. Prosodic systems in Czech literature. 9. Analysis of syllabotonic verse. 10. Traditional verse and strophic formations. 11. Free verse: analyses. 12. Teaching literary theory; the teaching and role of literary theory in the linguistically heterogeneous classroom.
Literature
    required literature
  • SLÁDEK, O. a kol.: Slovník literárněvědného strukturalismu, Brno - Praha: Host - ÚČL AV ČR 2018.
  • PETRŮ, Eduard. Úvod do studia literární vědy. První vydání. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000, 187 stran. ISBN 808583944X. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan D. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 168 s. ISBN 8072940708. info
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Vančurův vypravěč. 1. vyd. Praha: Akropolis, 2006, 75 s. ISBN 8086903265. info
  • KOŽMÍN, Zdeněk. Interpretace básní. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 186 s. ISBN 8021016949. info
    recommended literature
  • KOLÁR, Robert, Petr PLECHÁČ and Jakub ŘÍHA. Úvod do teorie verše. Vyd. 1. Praha: Akropolis, 2013, 159 s. ISBN 9788074700514. info
  • COMPAGNON, Antoine. Démon teorie : literatura a běžné myšlení. Translated by Eva Sládková. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2009, 328 s. ISBN 9788072943241. info
  • ROSENBERG, Marshall B. Nenásilná komunikace. Translated by Norma Garcíová. Vydání čtvrté. Praha: Portál, 2016, 221 stran. ISBN 9788026210795. info
  • MACURA, Vladimír a Alice JEDLIČKOVÁ (eds.). Průvodce po světové literární teorii 20. století. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2012, 839 s. ISBN 9788072948482.
  • HODROVÁ, Daniela. --na okraji chaosu-- : poetika literárního díla 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 2001, 865 s. ISBN 8072151401. info
  • ČERVENKA, Miroslav. Na cestě ke smyslu : poetika literárního díla 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 2005, 1051 s. ISBN 8072152440. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Poetika : řecko-česky. Edited by Milan Mráz. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2008, 289 s. ISBN 9788072981311. info
    not specified
  • HRABÁK, Josef. Poetika. 1. vyd. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1973, 332 s. info
Teaching methods
Form of teaching: consultation. Teaching methods: discussion of texts analysed collectively, comparison of texts analysed, homework and homework assignments.
Assessment methods
The condition for obtaining the colloquium is submitting an essay on the given topic. The emphasis in the evaluation will also be put on the work in the lesson, on the student's ability to analyze, interpret and evaluate the selected literary work, and to formulate and expertly justify their arguments.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hodin konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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