RJA208 Russian Classical Literature I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Josef Dohnal, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Josef Dohnal, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 B2.32
Prerequisites
the basic knowledge of the theory and history of literature in the extend given by the curriculum
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
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students will be able:
to connect the knowledge of the Russian literature of the 18th century with the development in 19th century
to be acquainted with the main literary streams in Russian literature up to 1840-ies
to explain the main thematic and formal specifics of the Russian sentimentalism
to understand the reasons and the characteristics of the origin of romanticism as a literary stream
to understand the transition from romanticism to critical realism
Syllabus
  • The basic scheme of the course:
  • 1. the main periods, transition from sentimentalism to romanticism in Russian literature at the end of the 18th century
  • 2. the influence of war against Napoleon and of the Decembrists Insurrection on the climate in the society
  • 3. romanticism in the Russian literature – origin, specifics, connection with the European romanticism
  • 4. the Decembrists as authors and their works – philosophy and prose
  • 5. the Decembrists as authors and their works – poetry and drama
  • 6. the so called Pushkin circle – authors, specifics of their works, role in the development of the Russian thought and literature
  • 7. the main authors of Russian romanticism and specific character of their works
  • 8. A. S. Pushkin - his life and work
  • 9. M. Ju. Lermontov - his life and work
  • 10. the origins of the Russian literary criticism and its main representatives 11. the transition from romanticism towards critical realism
  • 12. the Natural School – its themes, genres, meaning and main authors 13. N. V. Gogol – life and work
Literature
    recommended literature
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Kapitoly z ruské klasické literatury (nástin vývoje, klíčové problémy a diskuse) (Chapters from Russian Classical Literature (outline of development, key problems and discussion)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 178 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7277-0. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    not specified
  • REVJAKIN, Aleksandr Ivanovič. Istorija russkoj literatury 19 veka : pervaja polovina : ... dlja studentov pedagogičeskich institutov. Moskva: Prosveščenije, 1985. info
  • Istorija russkoj literatury : v četyrech tomach. Edited by Je. N. Kuprejanova. Leningrad: Nauka, 1981, 653 s. info
  • POSPELOV, Gennadij Nikolajevič. Istorija russkoj literatury 19 veka (1840-1860-je gody). Moskva: Vysšaja škola, 1981. info
  • PAROLEK, Radegast and Jiří HONZÍK. Ruská klasická literatura. Vydání I. Praha: Svoboda, 1977, 629 stran. URL info
  • SOKOLOV, Aleksandr Nikolajevič. Istorija russkoj literatury 19 veka. 2., ispravlennoje izd. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Moskovskogo universiteta, 1965, 835 s. info
  • Istorija russkoj literatury. Edited by B. P. Gorodeckij. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Akademiji nauk SSSR, 1955, 781 s. info
  • Istorija russkoj literatury. Edited by Dmitrij Dmitrijevič Blagoj - Boris Pavlovič Gorodeckij - Boris Solom. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Akademiji nauk SSSR, 1953, 610 s. info
Teaching methods
lecture seminar activities presentation of results of the individual analysis of literary text discussion
Assessment methods
lectures, seminars, small (group) projects, reading of the texts, discussions, working with the primary and secondary literature
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Součástí zkoušky (resp. zápočtu či kolokvia) je kontrola povinné četby.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, 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 2019.
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