FF:CJLB203 Czech Lit. from the Beg. - Course Information

CJLB203 Czech Literature from the Beginning to the 18th century - MA

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Marie Hanzelková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Marie Hanzelková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Mon 14:00–15:40 G22, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/22, only registered: 17/22, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 12/22

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

Main objectives of the course are:
- deepening of the previous knowledge of the older literature, including the European context; - introduction to modern trends in academic research (e.g. gender studies, intermediality, history of emotions, literacy);
learning about new technologies, incl. AI
- extending the scope of knowledge of relevant literature;
- enhancement of the reflection of the older literature in the interdisciplinary context;
- deepening of interpretative skills;
- application of acquired knowledge and skills in the creation of a scientific text and its defense in discussion

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:
- enlarge their knowledge of issues concerning early Czech literature;
- are familiar with specialized literature and methodology;
- check their interpretative skills;
- are familiar with basic findings and methodological procedures of related disciplines;
- are able to apply acquired knowledge and skills when creating scientific texts.
The contents of the seminars are readings and interpretations of the selected works, included in the period of old Czech literature. The particular texts are not more chosen with regards to the chronological aspect but more to the genre and the functional aspect. (A part of the seminar programme is devoted to the compulsory reading II).

Syllabus

• Seminar of Marie Hanzelková: The seminar will focus on the interpretation and comparison of selected works of older Czech literature in a broader European context. Attention will also be paid to the wider cultural context (cultural transfer, intermediality, reception). The acquired skills will be reflected and taken into account in their professional written and oral output. (directly in the seminar, in written outputs from the seminar and in independent professional work during studies, in their work as a teacher at primary or secondary school, etc.).
• - St. Wenceslas legends, their meaning and transformations
• - Czech heroic epic and its European parallels
• - the presentation of gender in older Czech literature
• - parodia sacra in older Czech and European literature;
• - Giovanni Boccacio / Hynek of Poděbrad - Czech Renaissance; intertextuality
• - the image of Jews and Roma in older Czech literature;
• - religious polemics and its genre diversity;
• - Czech Renaissance travel writing; reflection of Czech lands through the eyes of foreign travellers
• - other representative genres of literature of the Humanist and Renaissance periods;
• - the image of nature and landscape in the humanist and baroque periods;
• - the allegory of the pilgrim in the work of J. A. Comenius and his European siblings
• prof. Hashemi:
• - specific features of old Czech literature in comparison with modern literature (especially an allegoric approach to the representation of reality);
• - the Bible as a source and inspiration;
• - the genre system in Middle Ages;
• - Old Slavic literature and its specific features;
• - Kosmas' Chronicle;
• - love lyrics in the Middle Ages;
• - gallant epics in the Middle Ages;
• - satire in the Middle Ages;
• - the genre system of literary renaissance/humanism (early, generalised and popularised humanism;
• - the genre system of baroque literature (early, high and last phases of baroque literature);
• - the basic works of Czech baroque poetry;
• - the systemisation of acquired information.

Literature

required literature
• LEHÁR, Jan. Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 1078 s. ISBN 80-7106-308-8. info

recommended literature
• GALÍK, Josef, Erik GILK, Petr HORA, Jana KOLÁŘOVÁ, Petr KOMENDA, Radek MALÝ, Eduard PETRŮ, Martin PODIVÍNSKÝ, Jan SCHNEIDER, Jiří SKALIČKA and Alena ŠTĚRBOVÁ. Panorama české literatury. Edited by Lubomír Machala. Vydání první. Praha: Knižní klub, 2015, 607 stran. ISBN 9788024248189. info
• VOIT, Petr. Encyklopedie knihy : starší knihtisk a příbuzné obory mezi polovinou 15. a počátkem 19. století. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2006, 1350 s. ISBN 8072773127. info
• PETRŮ, Eduard. Vzdálené hlasy :studie o starší české literatuře. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996, 443 s. ISBN 80-7198-162-1. info
• KOPECKÝ, Milan. Česká literatura od 20. let 17. století do 70. let 18. století [Kopecký, 1993]. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993. ISBN 80-210-0696-X. info
• LEHÁR, Jan. Nejstarší česká epika : Dalimilova kronika, Alexandreida, první veršované legendy. Translated by Rudolf Mertlík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1983, 230 s. URL info

not specified
• Staré baby : ženy a čas ve středověké Evropě. Edited by Vojtěch Bažant - Jiří Dynda - David Šimeček - Martin Šorm. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, s.r.o., 2020, 290 stran. ISBN 9788074227868. info
• FERENCOVÁ, Hana. Čechy a Morava očima anglických cestovatelů 1570-1800. 1. vydání. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta, 2018, 286 stran. ISBN 9788088278177. info
• WÖGERBAUER, Michael, Petr PÍŠA, Petr ŠÁMAL and Pavel JANÁČEK. V obecném zájmu : cenzura a sociální regulace literatury v moderní české kultuře 1749-2014. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 2015, 863 stran. ISBN 9788088069119. info
• STORCHOVÁ, Lucie. Paupertate styloque connecti : utváření humanistické učenecké komunity v českých zemích. Vyd. 1. Praha: Scriptorium, 2011, 538 s. ISBN 9788087271230. info
• The book in the Renaissance. Edited by Andrew Pettegree. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010, xvi, 421 p. ISBN 9780300168358. info
• BOČKOVÁ, Hana. Knihy nábožné a prosté. K nábožensky vzdělávací slovesné tvorbě doby barokní (Books religious and simple. Religious educational writings of the Baroque period). 1st ed. Brno: Matice moravská, 2009, 256 pp. Knižnice Matice moravské; sv. č. 23. ISBN 978-80-86488-58-5. info
• RATAJOVÁ, Jana and Lucie STORCHOVÁ. Žena není příšera, ale nejmilejší stvoření Boží : diskursy manželství v české literatuře raného novověku. Vyd. 1. Praha: Scriptorium, 2009, 821 s. ISBN 9788087271087. info
• The Reformation world. Edited by Andrew Pettegree. New York: Routledge, 2002, xvi, 576 p. ISBN 0203445279. info
• KOPECKÝ, Milan. Český humanismus. 1. vyd. Praha: Melantrich, 1988, 282 s. URL info
• ŠKARKA, Antonín. Půl tisíciletí českého písemnictví. Edited by Emanuel Macek - Pavel Spunar - Jan Lehár. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1986, 502 s. URL info
• Výbor z české literatury od počátků po dobu Husovu. Edited by Bohuslav Havránek - Josef Hrabák. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1957, 851 s. URL info
• VILIKOVSKÝ, Jan. Písemnictví českého středověku. Vydání první. V Praze: Universum, 1948, 255 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Work with texts (with the use of analytical-synthetic method) is emphasized in seminars. Interpretations of texts are realized as collective tasks in seminars and then checked in individually elaborated seminar works. Students will also explore the possibilities of AI. Students will be actively involved in the course of the seminars in the form of group projects, research teaching (2 teaching units) and simulation teaching (1 teaching unit). Students will have the opportunity to get to know the material aspect and the library context during an excursion to the Moravian Library (Department of Manuscripts and Old Prints).

Assessment methods

Before each lesson, students review the materials in the interactive curriculum (primary text, secondary text) and participate in a discussion forum. Student peer review of essays and teacher acceptance of the term paper is a prerequisite for access to the exam. The oral exam takes the form of a debate over a selected literary period. Students create a portfolio during the course, from which they can then draw in the oral examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on completion of the course: Ukončení zápočtem (za 3 kredity) je doporučeno pro učitelství českého jazyka a literatury.
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: Ukončení zkouškou za 4 kredity je doporučeno pro odborné studium.

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