FF:NARD50 Methodology of literary critic - Course Information

NARD50 Methodology of literary criticism

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

Completed MA studies.

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

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Course objectives

The course is designed as a problem-based introduction to the concepts, methods, and strategies used in particular areas of literary critical investigation. As such, the course introduces modern (English) literary critical terminology to the students and also provides them with the means needed for an adequate grasp of the subject of their study and for their PhD theses.

Learning outcomes

After having finished the course the students will be able to:
- understand modern trends of literary critical investigation;
- use modern literary critical terminology in English;
- use particular methods and means of literary criticism for their study;
- apply these means and methods to their own scholarly research and aslo to writing their PhD theses.

Syllabus

• 1. Russian Formalism 2. structuralism and post-structuralism 3. classical and post-classical narratologies, cognitive narratology 4. Constance school of phenomenology and hermeneutics

Literature

• A history of Russian literary theory and criticism : the soviet age and beyond. Edited by Jevgenij Dobrenko - Galin Tichanov. Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011, xvi, 406. ISBN 9780822944119. info
• Literary theoryan introduction. Edited by Terry Eagleton. Anniversary ed., 2nd ed. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Pub., 2008, xiv, 234 p. ISBN 9781118306291. info
• RYAN, Michael. Literary theory : a practical introduction. 2nd ed. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2007, ix, 238. ISBN 9781405107198. info
• The Johns Hopkins guide to literary theory & criticism. Edited by Michael Groden - Martin Kreiswirth - Imre Szeman. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005, xvii, 985. ISBN 0801880106. info
• Literary theory : an anthology. Edited by Julie Rivkin - Michael Ryan. 2nd ed. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2004, xx, 1314. ISBN 1405106964. info
• CULLER, Jonathan D. Literary theory : a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 149 s. ISBN 019285383X. info
• CUDDON, J. A. A dictionary of literary terms and literary theory. 3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Reference, 1991, xviii, 105. ISBN 0631172149. info

Teaching methods

Lecture.

Assessment methods

Final written test consisting of 10 questions, 60% correct answers needed to pass.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
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