CJA004 Introduction into Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Bednářová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Hana Bočková, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Tvrdík (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJA004/A: Tue 15:00–16:35 zruseno C21, J. Bednářová
CJA004/B: Thu 10:00–11:35 C41, J. Bednářová
CJA004/C: Thu 11:40–13:15 C41, J. Bednářová
CJA004/D: Wed 16:40–18:15 B11, J. Tvrdík
CJA004/E: Wed 18:20–19:55 N01023, J. Tvrdík
CJA004/F: Thu 18:20–19:55 C126, J. Tvrdík
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 seminar should provide basic information necessary for the study of the field as well as help the students develop practical skills - working with primary and secondary literature, getting acquainted with basic (past and current) literary-studies publications and magazines, and catching up with recent literary production. In its practical part it focuses on the specific features of theoretical style and its genres, and to a certain extent it uses and enhances the students' knowledge from the parallel lecture (especially in poetics). The intention of dr. Bednářová's course is a presentation of the literary science study and introduction to the basic concepts, information and practical skills, needed to practice the profession. In the course will take a part also a presentation of the libraries, bibliographies, magazines, work books, older and contemporary dictionaries; also will take a part the survey of personalities, who are representative for the discipline, as well as recommendation how to structure own scientific text. This course will finish with an excursion to the Moravian library. Requirements: a short essay about some of contemporary literary magazines, physical presence (max. 3 absences), to be prepared for the course ant to take an active part in the discussion.
Syllabus
  • The way to information (libraries, basic literature); textology; textual criticism (also in relation to the Bible, especially in the Czech context); bibliography; working with reference literature; citation rules; notes; advice for the preparation of seminar papers and essays; practical training in theoretical style in which the students' knowledge of poetics will be used. dr. Bednářová's course basis: 1. An introductory information; the study of the Czech literature on the FF MU. 2. The literary science and its subspecialties. 3. The road to information: libraries and bibliographies. 4. The basic work books, history and dictionaries. 5. The book as an object, Czech publishing houses and editions. 6. Textology: from the script to the book. 7. The key personalities of the Czech literary science. 8. A chosen survey of the older magazines. 9. A history of reading, the conception of the reader and the text. 10. The principles of the professional text's conception. 11. The bibliographical data and its forms. 12. Essay, critique, study. 13. An excursion.
Literature
  • PECHAR, Jiří. Interpretace a analýza literárního díla. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2002, 286 s. ISBN 80-7007-163-X. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 80-7294-070-8. info
  • PETRŮ, Eduard. Úvod do studia literární vědy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 80-85839-44-X. info
  • HAMAN, Aleš. Úvod do studia literatury a interpretace díla. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H&H, 1999, 179 s. ISBN 8086022579. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • VAŠÁK, Pavel. Textologie :teorie a ediční praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 235 s. ISBN 80-7066-638-2. info
  • Editor a text : úvod do praktické textologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1971, 178 s. info
  • INGARDEN, Roman. O poznávání literárního díla. Translated by Hana Voisine-Jechová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1967, 277 s. URL info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Mgr. Tvrdík: Podmínkou udělení zápočtu je kromě účasti v semináři (80%) přednesení krátkého ústního referátu (vybrané časopisy, současná knižní produkce, odborná práce či významná osobnost české literární vědy) a seminární práce.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: K semináři náleží přednáška Úvod do studia lit., celý kurs je zakončen zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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