UJS204b History of ukrainian literature II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Krystyna Kuzněcova, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Volodymyr Zvyniatskovskyi, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Volodymyr Zvyniatskovskyi, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
UJS201b Ukrainian literature I
Продовження курсу Історія української літератури I
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
After completion of the course, the student will have knowledge of Ukrainian literature of the second half of the 19th century. Emphasis is placed on reading literary works of this period. The student will be able to include writers and their works into periods and individual artistic directions.
Learning outcomes
The student will become acquainted with the history and development trends of the Ukrainian literature of the second half of the 19th century.
Syllabus
  • 1. Development of Ukrainian critical realism (Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky, Panas Myrny). 2. The beginnings of the modern Ukrainian theater (Ivan Kotliarevsky, Mykola Kostomarov). 3. New realistic drama (Ivan Karpenko-Kary, Marko Kropyvnytskiy, Mikhail Starycky). 4. Political and cultural situation in Ukraine in the last third of the 19th century. The Tsar's decree of 1876 and its consequences, the transfer of literary life to Galicia. 5. The poetry of Ivan Franko (evolution, genres, motives, poetics). 6. Poetry, prose and drama in Ivan Franko's literary work. 7. "The Pokuttian Trinity". Vasyl Stefanyk and the beginnings of Ukrainian expressionism. 8. Satirical literature of Les Martovych and lyrical prose of Marko Cheremshyna. 9. Literary work of Olha Kobylianska and the beginnings of Ukrainian symbolism. 10. Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky as the first Ukrainian impressionist. 11. Poetry of Lesia Ukrainka (motives, genres, poetics). 12. Development of Ukrainian modernism. 8. Satirická tvorba Lese Martovyče a lyrizující próza Marka Čeremšyny.
  • 9. Tvorba Olhy Kobyljanské a počátky ukrajinského symbolismu.
  • 10. Mychajlo Kocjubynskyj jako první ukrajinský impresionista.
  • 11. Poezie Lesji Ukrajinky (motivy, žánry, poetika). Dramatické poemy.
  • 12. Zrod a vývoj ukrajinského modernismu.
Literature
  • ІСТОРІЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ЛІТЕРАТУРИ. ХХ — поч. ХХІ ст. У трьох томах. ВЦ: "Академія", 2013-2017.
  • ЧИЖЕВСЬКИЙ, Дмитро: Історія української літератури. Нью-Йорк: Українська Вільна Академія наук у США, 1956.
  • Ковалів, Юрій: ІСТОРІЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ЛІТЕРАТУРИ КІНЕЦЬ ХІХ — ПОЧ. ХХI СТ. У 10-ти томах. Київ: ВЦ "Академія", 2013-2015.
Teaching methods
Lessons, seminars, reading
Assessment methods
A written test
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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