CJ2BP_L9S1 Czech Literature and Czech Childrens Literature in the 19th Century 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc.
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
The seminar introduces students to the essentials of the literary criticism. They will study the literary works from the period of the Enlightenment and National Revival. Students will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities, significant for that particular period. Students will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more efficiently.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the study of Czech literature of the first half of the 19th century. 2. Linguistic defence and its role at the beginning of Czech National Revival. 3. Literature of the Revival and its inspiration by world literature. 4. Classicism in literature. 5. Jan Kollár. 6. Old-Czech literary forgeries and their role in cultural happenings. 7. Václav Kliment Klicpera and the Czech theatre. 8. Karel Hynek Mácha and romantism in Czech literature. 9. Karel Sabina. 10. Božena Němcová. 11. Karel Havlíček Borovský. 12. Josef Jaroslav Langer.
Literature
  • MACURA, Vladimír. Znamení zrodu :české národní obrození jako kulturní typ. 2., rozšíř. vyd., v H&H 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1995, 264 s., [8. ISBN 80-85787-74-1. info
  • DVOŘÁK, Karel. Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Felix Vodička. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1960, 684 s. URL info
  • NOVÁK, Arne. Stručné dějiny literatury české. Edited by Antonín Grund - Rudolf Havel. 1. vyd. Olomouc: R. Promberger, 1946, 818 s. URL info
Teaching methods
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 be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities, significant for that particular period. Students 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
Type of course: seminar. Type of completion: a written test in Czech literature of the first half of the 19th century and the enlightment literature. The test contains open questions. Students are also oblidged to hand in a seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
In the case of online teaching, the credit test is also written online (through ROPOTs in IS).
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
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