PJA125 History of Polish Literature I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Vrbovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Vrbovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 9:10–10:45 zrusena M12
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
An overview of the history of the Polish Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque literature (from 10th till 17th century). The course contains information about the period, the literary epochs, trends, schools and authors, with an analysis of genres and specific works and also leads toward a knowledge of written forms of expression within the given issues. Main aims of the course are: - to understand development of the Polish literature of that period - to understand the most prominent representatives of the Polish Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque literature - to understand Polish literature as an integrative part of the building the national consciousness - to become familiar with an essential amount of scientific literature and its methods - to apply acquired knowledge and skills on the creation of own scientific texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Literature in medieval Poland. Polish culture in the Middle Ages. Chroniclers and publicists. 2. Latin-Polish ecclesiastical prose. Latin-Polish ecclesiastical poetry. 3. Latin-Polish secular poetry. The close of the Middle Ages and the dawn of a new epoch. 3. Renaissance humanism. The culture of the „Golden Age“ of Sigismund I and Sigismund II. Polish-Latin poetry. 4. Poets of burgher origin. Marcin Bielski and other historians. The works of Mikołaj Rej. 5. Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski. Stanisław Orzechowski. Piotr Skarga. The prose of the reformation. Łukasz Górnicki and parenesis. 6. The poetry of Jan Kochanowski. 7. Poetry at the end of the age. 16th century drama. The language of Renaissance literature. 8. Baroque literature. The character of the Baroque culture. Baroque lyric poetry. 9. Historians and diarists. Historical epics and political satires. The works of Wacław Potocki and his contemporaries. 10. Moralistic prose and the novel. Baroque drama. The „Saxon Night“ and the dawn. The artistry of Baroque language.
Literature
  • MICHAŁOWSKA, Teresa. Średniowiecze. Wyd. 8. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2003, 906 s. ISBN 9788301138424. info
  • Dąbrówka, Andrzej. Średniowiecze: korzenie. Warszawa: PWN, 2007. 390 s. ISBN 978-83-01-14430-2.
  • ZIOMEK, Jerzy. Renesans. Wyd. 11. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2002, 553 s. ISBN 9788301138431. info
  • KARPIŃSKI, Adam. Renesans. Wyd. 1. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2007, 282 s. ISBN 9788301154097. info
  • HERNAS, Czesław. Barok. Wyd. 8. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2002, 742 s. ISBN 9788301138462. info
  • Štěpán, Ludvík. Stručný nástin dějinného vývoje polské literatury I. Brno : SvN Regiony, 2005. 144 s. ISBN 80-86735-07-9.
  • ŠTĚPÁN, Ludvík. Hledání tvaru. Vývoj forem polských literárních žánrů (poezie a próza). první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 490 pp. spisy FF č. 349. ISBN 80-210-393-6. info
  • ŠTĚPÁN, Ludvík, Roman MADECKI, Anna GAWARECKA, Krystyna KARDYNI-PELIKÁNOVÁ, Lenka VÍTOVÁ, Vanda PINDUROVÁ, Jarmil PELIKÁN, Karla ONDRÁŠKOVÁ, Boguslaw BAKULA, Dobrochna DABERT, Grzegorz GAZDA, Andrzej ZAWADA and Irena HRABĚTOVÁ. Slovník polských spisovatelů (Dictionary of Polish Writers). Ludvík Štěpán - autor koncepce slovníku a editor, autor předmluvy a úvodní eseje. první. Praha: Libri, 2000, 555 pp. Slovníky spisovatelů 107. ISBN 80-7277-005-5. info
  • WITCZAK, Tadeusz. Literatura Średniowiecza. Wyd. 2. popr. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1997, 226 s. ISBN 8301123664. info
  • ZIOMEK, Jerzy. Literatura Odrodzenia. Wyd. 3, popr. i uzup. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1999, 294 s. ISBN 8301128364. info
  • KREJČÍ, Karel. Dějiny polské literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1953, 593 s. URL info
  • ŠTĚPÁN, Ludvík. Polská epigramatika-žánry fraška a epigram ve spektru malých lit.forem (The Polish Epigrammatics - Farce and Epigram in the Focus of Minor Literary Forms). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 170 pp. info
  • Jan Kochanowski i kultura odrodzenia. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1985. ISBN 8301053585. info
  • SZCZUR, Stanisław. Historia Polski : średniowiecze. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2008, 676 s. ISBN 9788308042519. info
  • MARKIEWICZ, Mariusz. Historia Polski : 1492-1795. Wyd. 2., popr. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2007, 758 s. ISBN 9788308041291. info
Teaching methods
Lectures combined with seminar discussions, reading of recommended literature, homeworks.
Assessment methods
Attendance (3 absences per semester are allowed), home reading. Completion: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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