PdF:CJp516 Guide to the Czech Literature - Course Information

CJp516 Guide to the Czech Literature

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Miroslav Chocholatý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Ondřej Sládek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Miroslav Chocholatý, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education

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

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Course objectives

Its aim is also to provide the students with a better information about the broad spectrum of available secondary resources, especially in the area of the new information that regards the given topic. Students will be able to use their knowledge of literary genres and movements in the development of Czech literature and relate it to basic characteristics of their poetics.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to explain the development of literary trends and movements in the particular period of Czech literature. They will be able to identify and analyse the style of outstanding literary personalities of the period. They will be able to interpret literary pieces as well as justify and support their views using their knowledge of literary studies. This subject offers the students an opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the history of Czech literature. It extends and also systematises present knowledge of significant events in Czech literary life in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Syllabus

• Selected topics from the history of Czech literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Literature

• GALÍK, Josef, Erik GILK, Petr HORA, Jana KOLÁŘOVÁ, Petr KOMENDA, Radek MALÝ, Eduard PETRŮ, Martin PODIVÍNSKÝ, Jan SCHNEIDER, Jiří SKALIČKA and Alena ŠTĚRBOVÁ. Panorama české literatury. Edited by Lubomír Machala. Vydání první. Praha: Knižní klub, 2015, 607 stran. ISBN 9788024248189. info
• Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. Edited by Pavel Janoušek - Petr Čornej - Alena Šidáková Fialová - Pavel Ja. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2008, 977 stran. ISBN 9788020016317. info
• LEHÁR, Jan. Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 1078 s. ISBN 8071063088. info
• Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Jan Mukařovský. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 714 s. ISBN 8085865483. info
• BRABEC, Jiří. Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Miloš Pohorský. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1961, 631 s. URL info
• DVOŘÁK, Karel. Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Felix Vodička. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1960, 684 s. URL info
• DAŇHELKA, Jiří. Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Josef Hrabák. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1959, 531 s. URL info

Teaching methods

In the form of lectures, students will get a broader knowledge of literary trends and movements in the given period, as well as of their poetics. They will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more effectively. They will creatively use their knowledge gained not only in contact classes but also in their individual study of recommended literature which they will be able to discuss regularly with their teacher.

Assessment methods

Credit requirements: emphasis is put on students´active participation in classes, and their ability to evaluate a literary work, compare it in the context od current national and world literary production and defend their views using precise terminology.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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