CJBC134 Intentionality in Literary Work

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Zapletal (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Helena Bednářová
Timetable
Wed 13:20–14:55 26
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to analyse some important theories of intentionality designed for the analysis and interpretation of literary work. We will devote special attention to American analytic literary theory (E. D. Hirsch, P. D. Juhl, M. Hancher). The concept of intentionality will lead us to the examination of the distinction between meaning and significance of literary work. Extracts of particular literary texts will serve as the base for follow-up discussion.
Syllabus
  • Author's intention. Does the author know everything about his work? Poe's The Philosophy of Composition & Jan Mukařovský: intentionality and unintentionality. Intentionality viewed by Roman Ingarden. & Work - text distinction (G. Currie). Is postmodern contextualism defendable? & The intentional fallacy. W. K. Wimsatt. & Author's intention as the ethical norm in the process of interpretation. E. D. Hirsch. & Do author's intentions determine the meaning of the literary work? P. D. Juhl. & Intentionality and the performative act. M. Hancher. & Reader's intention. Recontextualization of the text with respect to reader's aims. Semantic nihilism of R. Rorty and postmodernism. & "Intentio operis". U. Eco.
Literature
  • BÍLEK, Petr A. Hledání jazyka interpretace :k modernímu prozaickému textu. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2003, 360 s. ISBN 80-7294-080-5. info
  • AUSTIN, John Langshaw. Jak udělat něco slovy. Translated by Jiří Pechar - Alena Bakešová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2000, 172 s. ISBN 80-7007-133-8. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Šest procházek literárními lesy :přednášky na Harvardově univerzitě. Translated by Bronislava Grygová. v Olomouci: Votobia, 1997, 196 s. ISBN 80-7198-248-2. info
  • RORTY, Richard. Nahodilost, ironie, solidarita. Translated by Pavel Toman. 1. vyd. V Praze: Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, 1996, 227 s. ISBN 80-86039-14-5. info
  • RORTY, Richard. Objectivity, relativism, and truth : philosophical papers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991, x, 226. ISBN 0521409152. info
  • INGARDEN, Roman. Umělecké dílo literární. 1. vyd. Praha: Odeon, 1989, 419 s. info
  • ECO, Umberto. The role of the reader : explorations in the semiotics of texts. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1979, viii, 273. ISBN 0-253-11139-0. info
  • Jak se dělá báseň. Edited by Jan Zábrana. Vydání první. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1970, 129 stran. URL 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
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Studie z estetiky. Edited by Felix Vodička - Květoslav Chvatík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1966, 371 s. URL info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminář je zakončen zápočtem. Podmínkou jeho udělení je padesátiprocentní účast, aktivní účast v hodinách (krátká písemná resumé na každou hodinu) a vypracování referátu na zadané téma.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
General note: Maximální počet účastníků v kursu je 20.
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