CJc511 20th Century World Literature

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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
The course objective is to outline basic trends in world literature of the first half of the 20th century.
Learning outcomes
Students will use and develop their knowledge of literary genres and movements in the period in question and relate it to the specific nature of their poetics.
Syllabus
  • Osnova 1. General topics in the world literature. 2. Outline of the great european literature - poetry. 3. Outline of the great european literature - prose. 4. Main literary genres.
Literature
    required literature
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo and Simoneta DEMBICKÁ. Světové literatury 20. století v kostce : americká, britská, francouzská, italská, Latinské Ameriky, německá, ruská, španělská. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1999, 239 s. ISBN 808598380X. info
  • BUBENÍKOVÁ, Miluša. Slovník světové literatury : autoři a díla, směry. Vyd. 1. Praha: Fortuna, 1993, 188 s. ISBN 807168080X. info
  • MACURA, Vladimír. Slovník světových literárních děl. 1, A - L. Praha: Odeon, 1988, 475 s. info
  • MACURA, Vladimír. Slovník světových literárních děl. 2, M - Ž. Praha: Odeon, 1988, 459 s. info
    recommended literature
  • BROŽ, František. Česká a světová literatura v datech. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2006, 438 s. ISBN 8072942093. info
Teaching methods
Students will use and develop their knowledge of literary trends and movements of world literature in the given period. They will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities of world poetry and prose. They will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more effectively. 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
Type of completion: credit. Students are required to pass a written test in which they will demonstrate good knowledge of topics dealing with world literature of the period in question.
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: 5 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/ped/spring2025/CJc511