CJBC401 Karel Čapek - the Novelist

Faculty of Arts
Spring 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
Tue 8:20–9:55 C43
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
This course will be devoted to the analysis and interpretation of Čapeks novels. We will examine the texts: Továrna na Absolutno, Krakatit, Hordubal, Povětroň, Obyčejný život, Válka s mloky, První parta, Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna.
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 try to find the influence of his works as a journalist on the form and content of his novels (mainly Továrna na Absolutno and Válka s Mloky). We will also examine the question of popular literature in the contex of these novels (Krakatit and Válka s mloky). The meaning and significance of Čapeks trilogy will be the main ficus of the seminar. We will also confront the reactions of book readers and critics to this work. We will look at the older texts but we will concentrate mainly on the newer ones. (ex. D. Mocná Čapkův Krakatit a populární epika /1994/, Dvě podivné detektivky (Čapkův Hordubal a Jméno růže U.Eka) /2005/ or V. Papoušek Svět jako žurnál v Čapkově Válce s mloky /1994/).
Literature
  • BURIÁNEK, František. Karel Čapek. 1. vyd. Praha: Melantrich, 1978, 299 s. info
  • KLÍMA, Ivan. Velký věk chce mít též velké mordy : život a dílo Karla Čapka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2001, 215 s. ISBN 8020009361. info
  • MATUŠKA, Alexander. Člověk proti zkáze : pokus o Karla Čapka. Translated by Jiřina Kintnerová. Vyd. 2., české 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1963, 271 s. info
  • MALEVIČ, Oleg Michajlovič. Bratři Čapkové. Translated by Hana Štěpánková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1999, 297 s. ISBN 8023734369. info
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Kapitoly z české poetiky. Vyd. 2., dopl., ve Svobodě. Praha: Svoboda, 1948, 446 s. URL info
  • MRÁZ, Bohumír. Josef Čapek. 1. vyd. Praha: Horizont, 1987, 199 s. URL info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
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