CJ3BP_LTL1 Literary Theory 1

Faculty of Education
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. David Kroča, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJ3BP_LTL1/01: Thu 7:30–8:15 učebna 4, D. Kroča
CJ3BP_LTL1/02: Mon 13:00–13:45 učebna 42, D. Kroča
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be able to interpret literary pieces as well as justify and support their views using their knowledge of literary studies. The aim of the subject is to help students master methods of literary studies and offer them an insight into the principles of the literary science. The output of the seminar is a written assignment: a critical essay of about 10 pages. Students focus on an analysis of a piece of contemporary prose of their own choice. First they present their analysis orally in the seminar, at the end of the term they hand in a written assignment.
Syllabus
  • 1. The basic concepts and bibliography concerning the subject.
  • 2. Narratology.
  • 3. Space and time in literary text.
  • 4. Composition: interpretative analyses ot fictional texts.
  • 5. Theory of character.
  • 6. Hermeneutics.
  • 7. Motive build-up of a literary work.
  • 8. Analysis of style.
  • 9. Intertextuality.
  • 10. Interpretations and analysis of selected works.
Literature
  • HRABÁK, Josef. K morfologii současné prózy. Vyd. 1. Brno: Blok, 1969, 196 s. info
  • JANKOVIČ, Milan. Kapitoly z poetiky Bohumila Hrabala. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 1996, 205 s., [1. ISBN 80-7215-003-0. info
  • CHVATÍK, Květoslav. Svět románů Milana Kundery. [Brno]: Atlantis, 1994. ISBN 8071080802. info
  • VŠETIČKA, František. Podoby prózy :o kompoziční výstavbě české prózy dvacátých let 20. století. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1997, 248 s. ISBN 80-7198-262-8. info
  • BÍLEK, Petr A. Hledání jazyka interpretace :k modernímu prozaickému textu. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2003, 360 s. ISBN 80-7294-080-5. info
  • VODIČKA, Libor, Jiří ZIZLER, Petr HRUŠKA and Lubomír MACHALA. V souřadnicích volnosti: česká literatura devadesátých let dvacátého století v interpretacích. (In the Coordinates of Freedom: Czech Literature of the Ninetees of the 20th Century in the Interpretations.]). Praha: Academia, 2008, 738 pp. Česká literatura. ISBN 978-80-200-1630-0. info
  • HOLÝ, Jiří. Možnosti interpretace :česká, polská a slovenská literatura 20. století. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Periplum, 2002, 293 s. ISBN 80-86624-02-1. info
  • TODOROV, Tzvetan. Poetika prózy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 2000, 333 s. ISBN 80-86138-27-5. info
  • HOLÝ, Jiří. Český Parnas : literatura 1970-1990 : interpretace vybraných děl 60 autorů. Vyd. v GLX 1. Praha: Galaxie, 1993, 405 s. ISBN 808520407X. info
Teaching methods
In the form of a seminar (interpretations and analysis of selected works), students will get a deeper insight into poetics of a literary work. The main method of teaching is a seminar.
Assessment methods
Type of completion: credit Credit requirements: students hand in a written assignment - a critical essay of about 10 pages. Students analyse a piece of contemporary prose of their choice. First they present their analysis orally in the seminar, then, at the end of the term, they hand in a written version of their work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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