BA_Mg2 Latvian literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Štoll, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (deputy)
Halina Beresnevičiúte Nosalova, Ph.D., M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Halina Beresnevičiúte Nosalova, Ph.D., M.A.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 10:00–13:40 Virtuální místnost, except Fri 19. 4.
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 learn about the development of Latvian literature from the late 19th century to the present. They will be given a list of literary works to read and to practise their ability to analyse them as literary works in a developmental and contemporary cultural context.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
identify and summarize the important features of the main periods of development of Latvian literature;
list the most important works of the most important Latvian authors, describe them and identify their genre affiliation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century romanticism and neoromanticism. Poruks, Skalbe, Aspazija, Rainis.
  • 2. Modern trends until 1918 (decadence, symbolism, impressionism). Virza, Akuraters, Jaunsudrabiņš.
  • 3. Realism until 1918. Blaumanis, Brigadere, Upīts.
  • 4. Modern prose of the twenties and thirties. Ezeriņš, Ādamsons, Upīts, Lācis.
  • 5. Interwar avant-garde in poetry (expressionism, futurism, imagism). Čaks, Sudrabkalns, Skujiņa.
  • 6. Literary positivism in the Ulmanis' times. Literature during the German occupation. Virza, Veselis, Grīns.
  • 7. Literature in exile, traditionalism and modernism. Hell´s Kitchen, Eglītis, Zīverts.
  • 8. The period of socialist realism. Upīts, Lācis, Sudrabkalns.
  • 9. Poetry in the sixties and eighties of the twentieth century. Vācietis, Ziedonis, Belševica, Čaklais, Zālīte.
  • 10. The prose in the sixties and eighties of the twentieth century. Bels, Ezera, Zariņš, Skujiņš.
  • 11. Poetry after the restoration of the independent state. Skujenieks, Bērziņš, Langa, Vērdiņš.
  • 12. The prose after the restoration of the independent state. Repše, Ikstena, Ābele, Bankovskis, Kalniete.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠTOLL, Pavel. Zkušenosti a vztahy : lotyšská a česká společnost ve 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, 2013, 253 s. ISBN 9788073084752. info
  • IKSTENA, Nora. Dzīves svinēšana. [Rīga]: SIA Apostrofs, 2009, 1 zvuková. ISBN 9789934803383. info
  • Slovník pobaltských spisovatelů : estonská, litevská a lotyšská literatura. Edited by Naděžda Slabihoudová - Alena Vlčková - Pavel Štoll. 2., opr. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2008, 307 s. ISBN 9788072773749. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Written test, exam. For the final test, you must read at least two works from before 1940, two from 1940-1990, and two published after 1990. You must also demonstrate the ability to analyse works of Latvian literature in a developmental and contemporary cultural context.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Autumn 2024.
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