PJN203 Polish Literature and Culture before 1918

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 C31 and each odd Tuesday 14:00–15:40 B2.33, except Thu 16. 11.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of the Polish language.
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
Course objectives
A brief outline of the history of Polish literature from its beginnings in the 10th century till the end of World War I, emphasizing the development of its nodal points and the most important authors and the characteristic texts of various genres.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will:
- be able to understand the developmental patterns of Polish literary and cultural history before 1918,
- acquire knowledge of several epochs of the development of Polish literature,
- deepen his skill to analyse and interpret a literary text.
Syllabus
  • 1. Middle Ages. The origins of Polish literature. Religious orders and their contribution to cultural development in Poland. Polish medieval historiography, hagiography, and rhetoric. Religious poetry. The Bible and the development of the Polish language. Secular literature.
  • 2. Renaissance. Outline of the cultural history of the period. Poetry of the Early Renaissance poetry. The beginnings of narrative prose. The work of Mikołaj Rej. Rhetorical prose. The work of Jan Kochanowski. The beginnings of the Polish drama. Poetry of the Late Renaissance.P> 3. Baroque. Introduction to Baroque culture and characteristic forms of Baroque literature. Conceptism and marinism. Sarmat authors. Plebeian creation. Late Baroque.
  • 4. Age of Enlightenment. Periodization of the Polish Enlightenment. Saxon period. Stanislavian Age. Classicism and major cultural institutions. Sentimentalism. Work of important Enlightenment authors (Adam Naruszewicz, Ignacy Krasicki, Stanislaw Trembecki, Franciszek Karpinski, Franciszek Dionizy Kniaźnin). Rococo. Enlightenment Theatre and Drama. Jan Potocki and heritage of the Polish Enlightenment. Literary work before the November uprising.
  • 5. Romanticism. Specifics and the center of Polish romanticism. Ukrainian school of Romantics. Life and work of a great romantic authors: Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Slowacki, Zygmunt Krasińského and Cyprian Kamil Norwid. Domestic literature and censorship. Aleksander Fredro and romantic theater.
  • 6. Positivism. The issue of marking period. Controversy with romanticism. The era of realistic novel: Eliza Orzeszkowa, Bolesław Prus, Henryk Sienkiewicz. Naturalism in Poland. The position of poetry in the period of Positivism.
  • 7. Mloda Polska. Dynamics and tendencies of the Polish modernism.
Literature
  • PRZYBYLSKI, Michal and Monika HORNOVÁ. Antologie polské literatury: od 10. do konce 19. století (Anthology of Polish Literature: from the 10th till the end of the 19th century). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 216 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8078-2. info
  • ŠTĚPÁN, Ludvík. Slovník polských spisovatelů. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2000, 555 s. ISBN 8072770055. info
  • ŠTĚPÁN, Ludvík. Hledání tvaru : vývoj forem polských literárních žánrů (poezie a próza). Vyd. 1. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 489 s. ISBN 8021032936. URL info
  • Słownik literatury polskiej XIX wieku. Edited by Józef Bachórz - Alina Kowalczykowa. Wyd. 3. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy Imienia Ossolińskich, 2002, 1112 s. ISBN 8304046164. info
  • KREJČÍ, Karel. Dějiny polské literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1953, 593 s. URL info
  • POSLEDNÍ, Petr. Polské literární symboly. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2003, 203 s. ISBN 8070415215. info
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. Historia literatury polskiej. Translated by Maria Tarnowska. Pierwsze pełne wydanie. Kraków: Znak, 2010, 644 stran. ISBN 9788324014491. info
  • DĄBRÓWKA, Andrzej. Średniowiecze : korzenie. Wyd. 1. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2007, 434 s. ISBN 9788301144302. info
  • KOSTKIEWICZOWA, Teresa. Oświecenie : słownik literatury polskiej. Wyd. 1. Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe, 2007, 246 s. ISBN 9788374200929. info
  • INGLOT, Mieczysław. Romantyzm : słownik literatury polskiej. Wyd. 1. Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe, 2007, 295 s. ISBN 9788374200936. info
  • GAZDA, Grzegorz. Dwudziestolecie międzywojenne : słownik literatury polskiej. Wyd. 1. Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe, 2008, 259 s. ISBN 9788374201100. info
  • WOLLMAN, Frank. Slovesnost Slovanů. Edited by Ivo Pospíšil - Miloš Zelenka. 2. vyd., v Tribunu EU vyd. 1. Brno: Tribun EU, 2012, 474 s. ISBN 9788026302230. info
  • BEČKA, Jiří. Západoslovanské literatury v českém prostředí do roku 1918 : sborník studií. Praha: Slovanský ústav AV ČR, 2003, 215 s. ISBN 8086420159. info
  • SOBOTKOVÁ, Marie. Studie z české a polské literatury : pět století v historii česko-polských literárních souvislostí. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2002, 301 s. ISBN 8024405393. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussions about texts. Compulsory home reading (short fragments for each seminar, 6 complete books for final exam).
Assessment methods
Final written test. An active participation and one PPT presentation (excl. minor in Polish studies) are required.
Grading scale – exam: final test 50 % and oral exam 50 % (A 100–90 pts, B 89–85 pts, C 84–75 pts, D 74–70 pts, E 69–60 pts, F 59–0 pts). Grading scale – credit/no-credit course: oral exam 50 pts (pass 50–30 pts, fail 29–0 pts).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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