AJ0418 Introduction to Literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
It is expected the students are acquainted with basic literary theory and practice, required at the Maturita level.
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
It is expected the students are acquainted with basic literary theory and practice. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic literary theory and and teach them how to use its tools in reading and analysis. The starting point will be provided by activities related to the definition of literature and the process and practice of reading. We will then proceed to more technical and practical instruments of literary theory, which assist better understanding and greater enjoyment of reading.
Learning outcomes
After the successful passing of the course students will:
- acquire the necessary vocabulary to describe literary and other cultural works of art;
- learn to work with the specific vocabulary connected to literary history;
- critically assess the literary text and apply the terminology on its analysis;
- understand the differences between individual literary periods and genres;
- distinguish between different genres by identifying their main characteristics;
- understand the differences between theoretical approaches;
- apply the approaches to a specific literary and other cultural material;
Syllabus
  • Literary movements and periods
  • interpretation, analytical approaches
  • Literary and non-literary language. Figures of speech
  • Figures of speech: metaphor, simile, metonymy, synecdoche, irony
  • Literary genres
  • Narrative and character. Narrative and point of view.
  • Poetry. Prosodic features.
Literature
  • CULLER, Jonathan D. The literary in theory. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2007, 276 s. ISBN 9780804753746. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 80-7294-070-8. info
  • LODGE, David. The art of fiction : illustrated from classic and modern texts. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1992, xi, 240. ISBN 0140174923. info
  • WELLEK, René and Austin WARREN. Theory of literature. 3rd ed. London: Penguin Books, 1963, 374 s. ISBN 0-14-055028-3. info
Teaching methods
work with online materials, online discussions, homework, reading
Assessment methods
quiz based on the range of topics debated
mood-link-a study materials and tasks
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Výuka probíhá pouze online. Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň v10 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: online.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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