CJA004 Introduction into Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Bednářová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Hana Bočková, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jitka Cholastová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Helena Bednářová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJA004/A: Thu 15:00–16:35 4, J. Bednářová
CJA004/B: Thu 15:00–16:35 3, J. Cholastová
CJA004/C: Thu 16:40–18:15 4, J. Cholastová
CJA004/D: Tue 10:00–11:35 1, H. Bočková
CJA004/E: Tue 11:40–13:15 4, H. Bočková
CJA004/F: Thu 13:20–14:55 3, J. Bednářová
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
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Course objectives
The seminar should provide basic information necessary for the study of the field as well as help the students develop practical skills - working with primary and secondary literature, getting acquainted with basic (past and current) literary-studies publications and magazines, and catching up with recent literary production. In its practical part it focuses on the specific features of theoretical style and its genres, and to a certain extent it uses and enhances the students' knowledge from the parallel lecture (especially in poetics). The intention of dr. Bednářová's course is a presentation of the literary science study and introduction to the basic concepts, information and practical skills, needed to practice the profession. In the course will take a part also a presentation of the libraries, bibliographies, magazines, work books, older and contemporary dictionaries; also will take a part the survey of personalities, who are representative for the discipline, as well as recommendation how to structure own scientific text. This course will finish with an excursion to the Moravian library. Requirements: a short essay about some of contemporary literary magazines, physical presence (max. 3 absences), to be prepared for the course ant to take an active part in the discussion.
Syllabus
  • The way to information (libraries, basic literature); textology; textual criticism (also in relation to the Bible, especially in the Czech context); bibliography; working with reference literature; citation rules; notes; advice for the preparation of seminar papers and essays; practical training in theoretical style in which the students' knowledge of poetics will be used. dr. Bednářová's course basis: 1. An introductory information; the study of the Czech literature on the FF MU. 2. The literary science and its subspecialties. 3. The road to information: libraries and bibliographies. 4. The basic work books, history and dictionaries. 5. The book as an object, Czech publishing houses and editions. 6. Textology: from the script to the book. 7. The key personalities of the Czech literary science. 8. A chosen survey of the older magazines. 9. A history of reading, the conception of the reader and the text. 10. The principles of the professional text's conception. 11. The bibliographical data and its forms. 12. Essay, critique, study. 13. An excursion.
Literature
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • VAŠÁK, Pavel. Textologie :teorie a ediční praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 235 s. ISBN 80-7066-638-2. info
  • Editor a text : úvod do praktické textologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1971, 178 s. info
  • INGARDEN, Roman. O poznávání literárního díla. Edited by Jan Patočka, Translated by Hana Voisine-Jechová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1967, 277 s. URL info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Dr. Bočková:
Podmínkou získání zápočtu je kromě účasti v semináři přednesení referátů (o současné knižní produkci, o vybrané odborné práci - slovníku, učebnici aj., o odborném časopisu), zpracování vybraného dílčího problému. Seminář je zakončen písemným testem shrnujícím učivo semináře i souběžné přednášky.

Mgr. Cholastová:
Aktivní účast (80%), krátký ústní referát (vybrané literární časopisy, vybrané osobnosti české literární vědy), seminární práce - kritická revize textu o určité knize (zadá vyučující; zdrojem budou amatérské internetové stránky).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: K semináři náleží přednáška Úvod do studia lit., celý kurs je zakončen zkouškou.
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, 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.
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