CJLB709 From manuscript to book edition

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Sichálek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Zuzana Urválková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 D22, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of the Czech language and basic orientation in literary studies.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/50, only registered: 1/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Main objectifs of the course are:
- to introduce problems of the theory and practice of modern textual scholarship;
- to obtain basic information about methodology, incl. terminology of the textual criticism;
- to learn about the historical background of the central concepts (manuscript, book, author, copyright, etc.) and the technical and legal conditions of book editing and publishing;
- to demonstrate on concrete examples from the history of Czech literature (Erben, Bezruč et al.) the multifaceted approaches and methods of textual scholarship and criticism.
Learning outcomes
The students shall be able to describe the relationship between literary studies and textual scholarship (criticism).
The students shall be able to characterize the main theoretical conceptions using in textual criticism and its practices.
The students shall be able to apply in practice the basic knowledge of copyright law.
Syllabus
  • Literary studies and textual scholarship
  • Manuscript
  • Book
  • Author
  • Reader
  • Genesis of the literary work, genesis of the text
  • Variant readings (variae lectiones)
  • Notes and commentary.
  • Book law in the Czech Republic
  • Old Czech literature: Life of Saint Catherina
  • Czech literature of the 19th c.: K. J. Erben, Kytice
  • Czech literature of the 1st half of the 20th c.: P. Bezruč, Slezské písně
  • Czech literature of the 2nd half of the 20th c.: J. Topol, Sestra
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KOSÁK, Michal and Jiří FLAIŠMAN. Editologie : (od náčrtu ke knize). Vydání první. Praha: Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, v. v. i., 2018, 292 stran. ISBN 9788088069621. info
  • BIASI, Pierre-Marc de. Textová genetika. Translated by Martin Pokorný. Vydání první. Praha: Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, v.v.i., 2018, 177 stran. ISBN 9788088069591. info
  • VAŠÁK, Pavel. Textologie : teorie a ediční praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 235 s. ISBN 8070666382. info
    not specified
  • PLACHTA, Bodo. Editionswissenschaft : eine Einführung in Methode und Praxis der Edition neuerer Texte. 2., erg. und aktualisierte A. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun., 2006, 168 s. ISBN 9783150176030. info
  • GREETHAM, David C. Textual Scholarship: An Introduction. New York -- London, 1994 (1st ed. 1992) (dostupná na: https://archive.org/).
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion.
Assessment methods
Group project; colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude otevřen a vyučován při minimálním počtu 6 zapsaných studujících.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2026.
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