RTDS14 Theory and History of Literary Comparative Studies

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Danuše Kšicová, DrSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Prerequisites
Znalost ruského jazyka.
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
The intensive study of the theory and history of comparative literature prepares the students for application of new knowledge in their own researche work. The works of Russian and another authorities in this field could form research habits of the graduant students.
Syllabus
  • 1. The position of comparative literature within the framework of literary criticism
  • 2. Basic concepts of comparative literature and their application in research work
  • 3. The development of comparative research in the literary and cultural sphere
  • 4. The constitution of comparative literature as an independent discipline of literary criticism
  • 5. Problems of the development of comparative literature
  • 6. The main representatives of comparative literature
  • 7. The importance of comparative literature in the sphere of genology (Genre Studies)
  • 8. Comparative studies of literary and art styles and schools
  • 9. Comparative research in the sphere of poetics
  • 10. Problems of interdisciplinary comparative investigation
  • 11. Problems of ekphfrasis
  • 12. The use of comparatistic approach in student’s own research work
Assessment methods
Individual study of works from the reading list Application of acquired knowledge in student’s own research work Submission of a comparatistically conceived chapter in student’s own research
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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