RTDS18 Literary Genre Studies

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
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
Genre Studies (Genology) or the science of literary kinds and genres is considered as a specific part of theory of literature, its roots go back to the ancient world, although the genology as an independent discipline of literary criticism emerged only at the 30th of the 20th century. The journal Zagadnienia rodzajów literackich founded in Polish Łódź at the end of 50th of 20th centure has been describing development and changes of various literary genres already fifty years. Research of the Department of Slavonic Studies (Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University) is oriented also genologically, its results are being presented in the periodical Litteraria Humanita. On their own, graduant students will learn of the most important publications in this field and submit a chapter in their doctoral thesis, where the study of that discipline will be used to its treatment.
Syllabus
  • 1. Genology as a theoretical and historical discipline
  • 2. The formation of genology as an independent scientific discipline
  • 3. Lyric poetry, specificity of lyric genres and their historical transformations
  • 4. Epic poetry and its historical transformations
  • 5. Variety of genres of dramatic literature
  • 6. The principle of diffusion of different genres
  • 7. Enrichment of literary genres by other kinds of art (collage, symphony etc.)
  • 8. Sketh, short story, novella
  • 9. Novel and its transformations
  • 10. Genres and mass media
  • 11. Specification on the genre, which is an objekt of graduant student’s research
  • 12. Application to student’s own research
Assessment methods
Individual study of works from the reading list Application of acquired knowledge in student’s own research work Submission of a genologically conceived chapter in student’s own research
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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