CZS35 Fiction, Facts and Reality in Modern Czech Literature

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A.
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Martin Vašek
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Few small nations have such a distinguished literature as the Czechs. This course looks at the main trends that have shaped Czech literature in the twentieth century, as well as the texts of many of the authors that have made it famous worldwide.
Syllabus
  • 1. Fictional and Factual Worlds. A Theoretical Introduction 2. Fictional and Factual Worlds of Modern Czech Literature 3. From Vision to Analysis: Literature in the 19th and the early 20th Centuries 4. The film Wild Flowers based on book Garland of National Legends will be presented 5. Poetism Playful and Optimistic Avantgarde Poetry between the Wars 6. The film Capricious Summer will be presented. 7. Two Worlds of Karel Čapek Mythology and Ordinary Life 8. The Theme of the Holocaust in Czech Literature I 9. The film The Cremator will be presented 10. The Theme of the Holocaust in Czech Literature II 11. The film The Unbearable Lightness of Being" presented 12. Milan Kunderas Fiction and Facts
Assessment methods (in Czech)
lectures, an essay
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.rect.muni.cz/ois/students/special_programs%2C_individual_courses/cesp
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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