CZS35 Major Works of Modern Czech Literature

Pan-university studies
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 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. Věra Honzíková
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
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. From Vision to Analysis: Literature in the 19th Century 2. Fin de Siècle and the Grotesque Tendencies in the Early 20th Century 3. Neo-Baroque Poetics 4. Two Worlds of Karel Čapek: Mythology and Ordinary Life 5. Poetism - Playful and Optimistic Avantgarde Poetry between the Wars 6. Two Generations of Czech Surrealism 7. Vladimír Holan and Jaroslav Seifert 8. The Theme of the Holocaust in Czech Literature 9. Milan Kundera 10. Josef Škvorecký and His Opus Magnum in a Large Perspective 11. Saying Postmodern in the 1990s 12. How Many Versions Has Contemporary Czech Literature?
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 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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