CJp018 Chapters in 19th Century Czech Literature 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Czech literature of the second half of the 19th century represents a significant period of the history of Czech literature. The subject introduces students to the most significant personalities and works of the studied period, including also the cultural-social context. Students will get an insight into basic trends and movements of Czech literature in the period in question, as well as into the specific nature of their poetics. They will develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more efficiently. They will be able to interpret literary pieces as well as justify and support their views using their knowledge of literary studies.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, students will be able to:
- identify basic features of artistic movements of the given era;
- identify and analyze styles of important figures of the literary process in the give era;
- interpret the literary work based on their theoretical knowledge while taking into account the contemporary and cultural context of its creation;
- write an expert text reflecting on the selected topic of lectures;
- independently find and utilize further secondary sources on given topic.
Syllabus
  • 1. Cultural and social situation in the 2nd half of the 19th century. 2. Rudolf Mayer. 3. Sofie Podlipská. 4. Alois Vojtěch Šmilovský. 5. Václav Beneš Třebízský. 6. Development of the Czech theatre in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Prozatímní Theatre. 7. Dramatic works by Neruda's generation. 8. Literature in Moravia I. 9. Literature in Moravia II. 10. Literature in Moravia III. 11. New generation arrival. Neo-romanticism. 12. Interpretation of Julius Zeyer’s prose. 13. National Theatre: the first stage.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DEUTSCHMANN, Peter. Allegorien des Politischen: Zeitgeschichtliche Implikationen des tschechischen historischen Dramas (1810-1935). Köln-Weimar-Wien: Böhlau, 2017. ISBN 978-3-412-22510-0.
  • NOVÁK, Jan Václav and Arne NOVÁK. Přehledné dějiny literatury české : od nejstarších dob až po naše dny. 4. přeprac. a rozš. vyd. V Brně: Atlantis, 1995, 1804 s. ISBN 8071081051. info
    not specified
  • MACURA, Vladimír. Znamení zrodu a české sny. V tomto uspořádání vydá. Praha: Academia, 2015, 658 stran. ISBN 9788020025067. info
  • ČERVENKA, Miroslav. Slovník básnických knih : díla české poezie od obrození do roku 1945. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1990, 428 s. ISBN 802020217X. info
  • DVOŘÁK, Karel. Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Felix Vodička. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1960, 684 s. URL info
Teaching methods
In the form of lectures, students will get an insight into basic trends and movements of Czech literature in the respective period in question. They will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities, significant for that particular period. They will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more efficiently. They will creatively use their knowledge gained not only in contact classes but also in their individual study of recommended literature which they will be able to discuss regularly with their teacher.
Assessment methods
Students will present outcomes of their work in written form which will help them to enhance their ability to think critically and develop their individual style. Emphasis is put on students’ ability to defend and formulate their views with precision and professional insight. The seminar will be concluded by a credit. Credit reguirements also contain a written reflection (about nine Word pages long) dealing with one of the topics covered in lectures, based on additional reference resources and fiction.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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