CJBC528 Contemporary Novel

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jan Tlustý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:35 A44
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce the key ideas of theory of a novel and also introduce poetics of important novels of contemporary age(Roth, Coetzee, Murakami, McCarthy). At the end of the course students should be able to:
identificate selected issues of theory of novel and compare these conceptions,
describe main features of poetics by Coetzee, Roth, McCarthy and Murakami,
broaden horizonts about works of world literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theory of a novel I (Watt, Lukács)
  • 2. Theory of a novel II (Bachtin, Kundera)
  • 3. Cormac McCarthy: Cesta
  • 4. Cormac McCarthy: Hranice
  • 5. Philip Roth: Jako každý člověk
  • 6. Philip Roth: Lidská skvrna
  • 7. Philip Roth: Duch odchází
  • 8. John Maxwell Coetzee: Život a doba Michaela K.
  • 9. John Maxwell Coetzee: Deník špatného roku
  • 10. John Maxwell Coetzee: Zrání
  • 11. Haruki Murakami: Norské dřevo
  • 12. Haruki Murakami: Kafka na pobřeží
Teaching methods
The students will read selected novels and interpret them in seminar.
Assessment methods
The seminar is concluded by a credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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