SK_74 Realism in Slavic literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Simona Švandová (lecturer)
Mgr. Simona Švandová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Simona Švandová
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Tuesday 10:50–12:25 G11
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 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/12
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of this course, student will be able to explain basic characteristics of slavic literatures realism. Student will be able to write an essay based on thematic areas and include his/her own author work interpretation. Student is expected to be able to connect individual literatures not only from literary-science standpoint but also from overlap of cultural, societal and socal context.
Syllabus
  • 1. Realism. General definition of concept as scientific, philosophical and literal movement as well as development tendency. Realism as creation method, characteristics, differences with previous epoch, main representatives. 2. Realism in west slavic literatures. Conditions of formation, dating and definition of realism as a movement in Czech, Slovak and Polish literature. Overview of basic characteristics and main representatives. Polish realism or rather positivism? - Focus on Polish realism as a movement, which inclined more to positivism, reason, representatives. Relations between aforementioned literatures, important figures. 3. Realism in east slavic literatures. Conditions of formation, dating and definition of realism as a movement in Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian literature. Overview of basic characteristics and main representatives. Interpretation of most important works, focus on minor literature types in mentioned literatures. 4. Realism in south slavic literatures. Definition of realism on Balkans. Societal, social and national situation on Balkans in 19th century. Main representatives. Common and varied ways of these literatures. Major genres and representatives. 5. Overlap and interpretation of realism. Focus on minor genres of this epoch, e.g. travelogue in Slovak realism prose from Kukučín or Vansová. Female authors in slavic realism, themes, work. Balkans known or unknown?! Authors outside of civilization that aren't well known. 6. Overlap and interpretation of realism. Relations between slavic literatures. Authors, work, genres - common and varied. Turgenev - Vajanský. Kukučín - Gogoľ. Interpretation of most important works of key authors. Norrator category in specific slavic literatures and realism reflection. References to next epoch.
Literature
    required literature
  • WOLLMAN, Frank. Slovesnost Slovanů. Edited by Ivo Pospíšil - Miloš Zelenka. 2. vyd., v Tribunu EU vyd. 1. Brno: Tribun EU, 2012, 474 s. ISBN 9788026302230. info
  • ČEPAN, Oskár. Próza slovenského realizmu. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Veda, 2001, 290 s. ISBN 8022406546. info
  • BALAJKA, Bohuš. Přehledné dějiny literatury. 2, Dějiny české literatury od konce 19. století do roku 1945. 1. vyd. Praha: Fortuna, 1995, 198 s. : i. ISBN 80-7168-225-X. info
  • ŠMATLÁK, Stanislav. Dejiny slovenskej literatúry od stredoveku po súčastnosť. Bratislava: Tatran, 1988, 623 stran. info
    recommended literature
  • ŠŤASTNÝ, Radko. Čeští spisovatelé deseti století :[slovník českých spisovatelů od nejstarších dob do počátku 20. století]. Vyd. 2., dopl. a přeprac.,. Praha: HQ Kontakt, 2001, 503 s. ISBN 80-903071-0-8. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Slovník balkánských spisovatelů. Albánská, bosensko-hercegovská, bulharská, chorvatská, makedonská, slovinská, srbská a černohorská literatura (Dictionary of the Balkan Authors. Albanian, Bosnian-Herzegovinian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Serbian and Montenegrian Literature). 1. vyd. Praha: LIBRI, 2001, 683 pp. Slovníky spisovatelů. ISBN 80-7277-006-3. info
  • ŽILKA, Tibor. Poetický slovník. 2., dopl. vyd. Bratislava: Tatran, 1987, 435 s. info
  • KLÁTIK, Zlatko. Vývin slovenského cestopisu. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1968, 474 s. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, practical exercises focused on mentioned literary works, Active participation
Assessment methods
Mandatory attendance (2 absences allowed), essay and colloquium
Language of instruction
Slovak
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