FF:MEDMgr12 History of Arab literature II - Course Information

MEDMgr12 History of Arab literature II

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jozef Vrabček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Danuša Čižmíková, PhD. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Markéta Macura (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Danuša Čižmíková, PhD.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

TYP_STUDIA(NMD)
Completion of MEDMgr11 Dějiny arabské literatury I is an advantage, not a necessity.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

This course provides an overview of the major literary developments in prose, poetry and drama in the Arab world from the beginnings of the Nahda (the period of cultural renaissance in the Arab world) until the present day. The emphasis will be given to the cultural processes of Arab Renaissance and its impact on the formation of national literatures in Arab countries. The course will focus on a number of important modern Arab writers from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine as well as from North African countries, with some attention given to women writers. Students will familiarize themselves with the selected works in Slovak or Czech translation.

Learning outcomes

Upon the completion of the course, students will have acquired competence in:
- situating major works of Arabic literature in their cultural and socio-historical context;
- reading, analysis and interpretation of major works of modern Arabic literature (poetry and prose);
- presenting their own analysis in oral and written form and in a concise academic style through class discussion and final essay.

Syllabus

• The role of socio-cultural processes in the formation of modern Arabic literature. Arab Renaissance (an-Nahda).
• The rise of Arabic press and the formation of Modern Standard Arabic.
• The rise of modern Arabic prose. The early development of the Arabic short story.
• Arabic novel.
• The rise and development of drama.
• The emergence of modern Arabic poetry.
• Modern Egyptian literature.
• Modern Lebanese literature.
• Modern Palestinian literature.
• Modern Sudanese literature.
• Arab-American literature (al-Mahjar).
• Women writers in the Arab world.

Literature

required literature
• KANAFANI, Ghassan. Muži na slunci a jiné povídky. Praha: Svoboda, 1982. info
• IBRÁHIM, Sunʿalláh. Komise. Praha: Dar Ibn Rushd, 2005. ISBN 80-86149-45-5. info
• ḤUSAJN, Ṭâhâ. Volání hrdličky. Translated by Ivan Hrbek. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1964. info
• AL-GHÍTÁNÍ, Džamál. Zajní Barakát. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2009. ISBN 978-80-8101-200-6. info
• MAHFÚZ, Nagíb. Skandál v Káhiře. Praha: Odeon, 1968. info
• MAHFÚZ, Nadžíb. Putovanie Ibn Fattúmu. Prešov: Baum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-968575-6-2. info
• ṢĀLIḤ, aṭ-Ṭajjib. Cesta na sever. Praha: Odeon, 1986. info

recommended literature
• HOURANI, Albert Habib. Dějiny arabského světa : od 7. století po současnost. Translated by Šimon Pellar. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2010, 566 s. ISBN 9788074220593. info
• OLIVERIUS, Jaroslav. Moderní literatury arabského Východu : 1880-2000. Vydání druhé. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2015, 310 stran. ISBN 9788024629643. URL info
• ONDRÁŠ, František. Autobiografický narativní dokument v díle egyptského autora Sunʿalláha 'Ibrāhīma. Praha: Set out, 2008, 176 pp. ISBN 978-80-86277-62-2. info
• ONDRÁŠ, František. Moderní egyptská próza v osmdesátých a devadesátých letech dvacátého století. 1. vyd. Praha: Set out, 2003, 135 s. ISBN 8086277305. info
• PANTŮČEK, Svetozár. Literatury severní Afriky : Alžírsko. Tunisko. Maroko. Libye. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1978, 341 s. URL info

Teaching methods

Lectures and class discussion. Selected poems, short stories and excerpts of novels are read and discussed.

Assessment methods

Ongoing assessment: reading assignments to be discussed in some depth with full student participation. Final assessment: Essay and oral examination.

Language of instruction

Slovak

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

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