RJs302 New Russian Literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Kudrjavceva Malenová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Simona Koryčánková, 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
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to include Russian literature in the context of world literature - directions, genres, their development and genology. The course introduces new Russian authors as well as authors of the so-called Second Wave, who are known especially as literary critics. Another aim of the course is to show different concepts of world literature, as well as the position of Russian literature in the world literature. The specific genres of Russian literature and the peculiarities and characteristics of the genres used in the Russian literature are specified. Students get acquainted with the key points of the development of Russian literature and their relation to the world literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. Comparative literature. World Literature in synergy. 2. An overview of ancient literature and its influence on the oldest Russian literature. 3. Mythology and its influence on oral folk verb, Russian "byliny". 4. European renaissance and stop of Russian cultural development. 5. Romanticism in world literature. Russian romanticism. 6. Realism of the 19th century, the birth of the Russian novel and its influence on world literature. 7. Avant-garde tendencies in the 20th century, transition of Russian modernism to socialist realism. 8. Postmodernism in world and Russian literature (Kristeva, Pelevin, Sorokin, Ulickaja, Bykov, Akunin).
Literature
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Kapitoly z ruské klasické literatury (nástin vývoje, klíčové problémy a diskuse) (Chapters from Russian Classical Literature (outline of development, key problems and discussion)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 178 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7277-0. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • KŠICOVÁ, Danuše. Od moderny k avantgardě : rusko-české paralely. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 467 s. ISBN 9788021042711. URL info
  • HRALA, Milan. Ruská moderní literatura 1890-2000. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 767 s. ISBN 9788024612010. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Ruský román znovu navštívený : historie, uzlové body vývoje, teorie a mezinárodní souvislosti : od počátků k výhledu do současnosti. V Brně: Nadace Universitas, 2005, 209 s. ISBN 8072044230. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Slovník ruských, ukrajinských a běloruských spisovatelů. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 680 s. ISBN 8072770683. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Ruský román : nástin utváření žánru do konce 19. století. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 136 s. ISBN 8021017708. info
  • ZELENKA, Miloš. Česká literární komparatistika René Wellek a Roman Jakobson v meziválečném Československu. 1996, 339 s. info
  • HRABÁK, Josef. Literární komparatistika. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1976, 206 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Consultation, group projects.
Assessment methods
Students submit a seminary work on the chosen topic.
Language of instruction
Russian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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