CJBC810 Morbidity in Czech Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Valová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 N01023
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 28 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/28, only registered: 0/28, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/28
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Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to introduce the theme of morbidity in Czech literature to the students. The texts for an analysis are selected in order to provide the students with an overview of the development of the topic of morbidity in the history of Czech literature. Both prosaic and poetic artworks are to be analyzed and interpreted.

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

- articulate the most common forms of morbidity in Czech literature;
- interpret the texts obtaining the topic of morbidity;
- identify the authors connected with morbid texts;
- evaluate the aesthetic effect of this type of literature;
- think about the use of morbidity in other areas of art (painting, music, theater, film).
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the topic. Definition of morbidity.
  • Suffering, murder, adultery, torture, abuse and a crucifix in Czech literature.
  • Czech decadent poetry.
  • Hell and satanism in Czech literature.
  • Perversity and necrophilia in Czech literature (Jan Neruda: Ty nemáš srdce!, Ladislav Klíma: Utrpení knížete Sternenhocha, poems of J. H. Krchovský).
  • Horror and morbidity in the work “Spalovač mrtvol”.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KOVALČÍK, Aleš. Tvář a maska : postavy Ladislava Fukse. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H&H, 2006, 237 s. ISBN 8073190621. info
  • LEHÁR, Jan. Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 1078 s. ISBN 80-7106-308-8. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Hana. Česká dekadence :kontext - text - interpretace. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2000, 133 s. ISBN 80-85959-66-6. info
  • PETRŮ, Eduard. Vzdálené hlasy :studie o starší české literatuře. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996, 443 s. ISBN 80-7198-162-1. info
  • CHALUPECKÝ, Jindřich. Expresionisté :Richard Weiner, Jakub Deml, Ladislav Klíma, podivný Hašek. [Praha]: Torst, 1992, 200 s. ISBN 80-85639-00-9. info
Teaching methods
Lecture obtaining an analysis and interpretation of particular texts and discussion.
Assessment methods
Credit will be awarded for active participation in the lectures, creative task and knowledge of suggested literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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