CJQ018 K. H. Mácha: Máj

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Trávníček, M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Trávníček, M.A.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Zuzana Muchová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
CJQ012 Czech Literary Tradition
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 seminar is based on succesive reading of Macha's Máj (1836), key composition of 19th century Czech literature and Czech literature as a whole. Analysis of lingual phenomenons: it will be required to read a part of the text for each seminar and to exerpt from in difficult seguences. From the lingual analysis will come out other observations: prosodic, stylistical, semantic of key words, semantics of space, relation toward later tradition, work with metatexts (poetical and specialized), that are somehow, related to May. Students should acquaint themselves not only with this fundamental work of Czech literature, but also with rules of Czech prosody, with relation between the poetic and spoken language, with relation of 19th century Czech poetry and contemporary Czech poetry and with the scope of Czech as a poetic language.
Syllabus
  • The seminar is based on successive reading of Macha's Máj (1836), key composition of 19th century Czech literature and Czech literatue as a whole. Analysis of lingual phenomenons: it will be required to read a part of the text for each seminar and to excerpt from it difficult sequences. From the lingual analysis will come out other observations: prosodic, stylistical, semantic of key words, semantics of space, relation toward later tradition, work with metatexts (poetical and specialized), that are somehow related to May. Students should acquaint themselves not only with this fundamental work of Czech literature, but also with rules of Czech prosody, with relation between the poetic and spoken language, with relation of 19th century Czech poetry and contemporary Czech poetry and with the scope of Czech as a poetic language.
Literature
  • JAKOBSON, Roman. Poetická funkce. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1995, 747 s. ISBN 80-85787-83-0. info
  • VAŠÁK and PAVEL. Literární pouť Karla Hynka Máchy. Praha, 1981. ISBN 13/41 01-091-81. info
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Kapitoly z české poetiky. Vyd. 2., dopl., ve Svobodě. Praha: Svoboda, 1948, 325 s. URL info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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