PdF:CJp517 World Literature in the 20th C - Course Information
CJp517 World Literature in the 20th Century
Faculty of EducationSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc. (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
- Secondary School Teacher Training in Czech Language (programme PdF, N-SS)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Czech Language and Literature for Pupils with a Different Mother Tongue (programme PdF, N-CJC2)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Czech Language and Literature (programme PdF, N-CJ2) (2)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Czech Language and Literature (programme PdF, N-ZS)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Czech Language and Literature for Pupils with a Different Mother Tongue (programme PdF, N-ZS)
- Course objectives
- The course objective is to outline basic trends in world literature of the first half of the 20th century.
- Learning outcomes
- Students will use and develop their knowledge of literary genres and movements in the period in question and relate it to the specific nature of their poetics.
- Syllabus
- Osnova 1. General topics in the world literature. 2. Outline of the great european literature - poetry. 3. Outline of the great european literature - prose. 4. Main literary genres.
- Literature
- required literature
- POSPÍŠIL, Ivo a Simoneta DEMBICKÁ. Světové literatury 20. století v kostce: americká, britská, francouzská, italská, Latinské Ameriky, německá, ruská, španělská. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1999, 239 s. ISBN 808598380x.
- recommended literature
- Macura, Vladimír (ed.). Slovník světových literárních děl. A-Ž. I, II. Praha: Odeon, 1989.
- ZEMAN, Milan. Slovník světové literatury: autoři a díla, směry. Vyd. 1. Praha: Fortuna, 1993, 188 s. ISBN 807168080x.
- BROŽ, František. Česká a světová literatura v datech. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2001, 414 s. ISBN 8072940627. info
- Teaching methods
- Students will use and develop their knowledge of literary trends and movements of world literature in the given period. They will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities of world poetry and prose. They will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more effectively. 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 completion: credit. Students are required to pass a written test in which they will demonstrate good knowledge of topics dealing with world literature of the period in question.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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