RJ2014 Contemporary Russian Literature 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Olena Poddenezhna, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Olena Poddenezhna, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
RJ2014/KombiPred01: Fri 20. 9. 12:00–13:50 učebna 63, Fri 4. 10. 12:00–13:50 učebna 63, Fri 18. 10. 12:00–13:50 učebna 63, Fri 1. 11. 12:00–13:50 učebna 63, Fri 15. 11. 12:00–13:50 učebna 63, O. Poddenezhna
RJ2014/PrezPred01: Wed 18. 9. 8:00–9:50 učebna 62, Wed 25. 9. 8:00–9:50 učebna 62, Wed 9. 10. 8:00–9:50 učebna 62, Wed 16. 10. 8:00–9:50 učebna 62, Wed 30. 10. 8:00–9:50 učebna 62, Wed 6. 11. 8:00–9:50 učebna 62, O. Poddenezhna
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
Lectures widen students´knowledge in the field of literary movements, currents and personalities in Russian literature of the 20th century. The course is focused on understanding, ability to self-criticism and interpretation of works by key authors of Russian prose, poetry and drama of the period. Attention is paid to the period of historical events, especially reassessment of cultural values ​​and development after 1985. The course broadens, deepens and complements bachelor's course called Russian modern literature I.
Learning outcomes
Students know and understand the periodization of Russian literary, its development in the 20th century; they understand the specifics of each literary current and its characteristic; students are able to include specific authors whose style they know into the periodization; briefly characterize the specifics of selected works of Russian writers; use theoretical knowledge in work with texts; they can connect their knowledge of the history with the development of Russian literature and its important personalities; understand and explain the specifics of so-called post-soviet literary development.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, periodization of Russian literature of the 20th century. Realism and its forms in the 20th century So-called "Silver Age literature" - symbolism, the main representatives So-called "Silver Age literature" – akmeism, the main representatives So-called "Silver Age literature" – futurism and imaginism Specifics of literature after 1917. Prose and literary development in the 20s and 30s. Literary organizations and personalities Russian emigration. Periodization, specifics, famous representatives and their works Poetry 60s - 80s. So-called singing poetry, Russian rock poetry Key topics of Russian prose of the second half of the century. Village prose, the theme of war, Gulag Literary processes in the late 20th century. Theme "cult of personality", Russian postmodernism Russian prose in the late 20th century Russian poetry in the late 20th century Russian drama in the late 20th century
Literature
    required literature
  • HRALA, Milan. Ruská moderní literatura 1890-2000. Praha, 2007. ISBN 9788024612010.
    recommended literature
  • ABELJUK, J., POLIVANOV, K. Istorija russkoj litěratury XX veka: Kniga dlja prosveščonnych učitělej i učenikov. Kn. 1: Načalo XX veka. Moskva, 2009.
  • AGENOSOV, V. a kol. Russkaja litěratura XX veka. 11 klass. (Učebnik v dvuch časťach.) Moskva, 2013.
  • ABELJUK, J., POLIVANOV, K. Istorija russkoj litěratury XX veka: Kniga dlja prosveščonnych učitělej i učenikov. Kn. 2: Posle revoljucij. Moskva, 2009.
Teaching methods
The subject will be taught in the form of lectures. Students will elaborate on a topic that relates to the literary work of one of the authors of the 20th century. When working on the topic the student must use at least 3 sources of secondary literature.
Assessment methods
Discussion based on a chosen topic.
Language of instruction
Russian
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Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: v kombinovaném studiu 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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