CJBC193 Karel Čapek

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Agnieszka Janiec-Nyitrai, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Timetable
each even Thursday 11:40–16:35 A42 stara
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Annotation This course will be devoted to the analysis and interpretation of Čapeks short stories. We will examine the collections: Boží muka, Trapné povídky, Povídky z jedné kapsy, Povídky z druhé kapsy. We will also be interested in the texts which were written in cooperation with Josef Čapek (Krakonošová zahrada, Zářivé hlubiny) and in Čapeks shorter texts, such as: Kniha apokryfů, Bajky a podpovídky.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus The course will follow the changes and developements of Karel Čapeks texts. We will focus on the themes, styles and structures of his texts. We will also try to create a typology of Čapeks short story. Another intention of the seminar is localize his short stories in wilder context of modern texts. In particular, the texts written by Richard Weiner, Karel Poláček, Jaroslav Durych. We will also confront the reactions of readers and critics alike. Literatura 1. Buriánek, František. Karel Čapek, 1. vyd., Praha: Melantrich, 1978, 299 s. 2. Klíma Ivan, Velký věk chce mít též velké mordy, 1. vyd., Praha: Academia, 2001, 215 s. 3. Matuška Alexander. Člověk proti zkáze, 1. vyd., Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1963, 271 s. 4. Malevič Oleg, Bratři Čapkové, 1. vyd., Praha: Ivo Železný, 1999, s. 297. 5. Mukařovský Jan, Kapitoly z české poetiky. Díl 2, K vývoji české poesie a prózy, 2. vyd. dopl., Praha: Svoboda, 1948, s. 446. 6. Opelík Jiří, Josef Čapek, 1. vyd., Praha: Melantrich, 1980, s. 361.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Spring 2008, Autumn 2009.
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