RJ1033 Selected Chapters in Russian Literature 1

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Alexandra Gončarenko (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Anastasija Sokolova, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
each odd Thursday 8:00–8:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží)
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
RJ1033/01: each odd Thursday 9:00–9:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), A. Gončarenko
Prerequisites
Precondition for enrolment of this subject is a good knowledge of the Russian language.
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
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Course objectives
Students will be able to use their knowledge of literary genres, movements and literary pieces of selected authors in the development of Russian literature of the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries.This subject offers the students an opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the history of Russian literature. It extends and also systematises present knowledge of significant events in Russian literary life in a certain period. The students will learn about the work of individual authors through the practical interpretation of selected texts.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to explain the development of literary trends and movements in the particular period of Russian literature. They will be able to analyse the style of outstanding literary personalities of the period. They will be able to interpret literary pieces.
Syllabus
  • Lecture: 1.Russian classicism, sentimentalism and romanticism. Creation and work of A. S. Pushkin. Creation and work of M. J. Lermontov.
  • 2.Russian realism and critical realism. Natural school. Russian novel and its transformations. Creation and work of N. V. Gogol. Creation and work of F. M. Dostoyevsky. Creation and work of L. N. Tolstoy.
  • 3.Development of Russian drama. N. V. Gogol, A. N. Ostrovsky, A. P. Čechov, M. Gorky
  • 4.So-called "Silver Age literature" - symbolism, the main representatives, So-called "Silver Age literature" – akmeism, the main representatives, So-called "Silver Age literature" – futurism and imaginism
  • 5.Specifics of literature after 1917. Prose and literary development in the 20s and 30s. Literary organizations and personalities
  • 6.Russian emigration. Periodization, specifics, famous representatives and their works
  • The topics of the seminars is thematically linked to the topics of lectures.
Literature
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Kapitoly z ruské klasické literatury (nástin vývoje, klíčové problémy a diskuse) (Chapters from Russian Classical Literature (outline of development, key problems and discussion)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 178 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7277-0. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Slovník ruských, ukrajinských a běloruských spisovatelů. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 680 s. ISBN 8072770683. info
  • DOHNAL, Josef, Ivo POSPÍŠIL and Galina Pavlovna BINOVÁ. Panoráma ruské literatury (Panorama of Russian Literature). In Panoráma ruské literatury. 1st ed. Boskovice: Albert, 1995, 415 pp. ISBN 80-85834-04-9. info
  • PAROLEK, Radegast and Jiří HONZÍK. Ruská klasická literatura : [1789-1917]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1977, 629 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
Active participation in seminars. Students will elaborate on a topic that relates to the literary work of one of the authors of the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries.
Language of instruction
Russian
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: v kombinovaném studiu 12+12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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