CS2RC_L2OS Czech Literature of the 1st Half of the 20th Century

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/15/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc. (lecturer)
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
Students will be able to explain the development of literary trends and movements in the particular period of Czech literature. They will be able to identify and analyse the style of outstanding literary personalities of the period. They 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 outline the main changes in the development of Czech literature in the years 1890-1945 (with the inner differentiation in the following periods: 1890-1918, 1918-1938, 1938-1945). The emphasis is put on the problematic nature of literary genres and key personalities, as well as social context.Students will be able to explain the development of literary trends and movements in the particular period of Czech literature. They will be able to identify and analyse the style of outstanding literary personalities of the period. They will be able to interpret literary pieces as well as justify and support their views using their knowledge of literary studies.
Syllabus
  • 1. The period of the so-called Czech-modern (literature) 2. Anarchist- rebel period (first decade of the 20th century) 3. WW1 and the literary reaction 4. Literature from 1918 to the late 1920s (poetism, expressionism...) 5. Literature from the end of the 1920s to the formation of the protectorate (surrealism, christian poetry, Halas-Nezval generation, historical prose, catholic prose, imaginative prose, psychological prose, etc.) 6. Literature in the period of fashist invasion
Literature
    required literature
  • LEHÁR, Jan. Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 1078 s. ISBN 8071063088. (povinné jsou pouze vybrané kapitoly).
    recommended literature
  • POLÁČEK, Jiří. Průhledy do české literatury 20. století. Vyd. 1. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2000, 307 s. ISBN 8072041622.
    not specified
  • ČORNEJ, Petr. Česká literatura na předělu století. 2. upr. vyd. Jinočany: H & H, 2001, 303 s. ISBN 808602282x.
  • MED, Jaroslav. Literární život ve stínu Mnichova (1938-1939). Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2010, 340 s. ISBN 9788020018236.
  • Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Jan Mukařovský. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 714 s. ISBN 80-85865-48-3. info
  • GALÍK, Josef. Panorama české literatury :(literární dějiny od počátků do současnosti). Edited by Lubomír Machala - Eduard Petrů. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 1994, 547 s. ISBN 80-85839-04-0. info
Teaching methods
Students will be able to recognise and describe literary trends and movements of Czech poetry and prose, as well as the specific nature of their poetics. They will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities of Czech poetry and prose, significant for the particular period. Students will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more efficiently. They will creatively use their knowledge gained not only in contact classes but also in their individual study of recommended literature which they will be able to discuss regularly with their teacher.
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: oral examination which tests students´ knowledge of topics covered in the seminars. Active participation, attendance of min. 80%. Students will present results of their work in written form (seminar paper) and in the form of mini-lectures. They will develop their ability of critical thinking as well as their individual style. Student´s ability to evaluate a work, compare it in terms of contemporary Czech and world production will be emphasised, along with the ability to defend their views using specific terminology of the field.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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