CJBD21 Literary Critique

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miroslav Balaštík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. František Schildberger, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Svanovská (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Timetable
Wed 18:20–19:55 A48
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
CJBD21/A: Mon 16:40–18:15 A31 stara, M. Balaštík
CJBD21/B: Mon 15:00–16:35 A11 stara, M. Balaštík
CJBD21/C: Tue 15:00–16:35 C11bezkodu, F. Schildberger
CJBD21/D: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Svanovská
Prerequisites (in Czech)
CJA004 Introduc. into Lit. && CJC020 Introduc. into Czech Lit.
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
The course focuses on getting basic knowledge in the develepment and methods of literary criticism and also on getting practical skills when dealing with literary texts. The first few lessons of the course will be conducted as lectures in which general issues and history of Czech literary criticism will be introduced to students. Then the students will be divided into seminar groups where they will analyse particular essays and subsequently will write their own ones. The final seminars will be devoted to individiual discussions over the students` texts. At the end of this course, students should be able to define diferences between literary criticism, essays and reviews;
to learn the history of Czech literary criticism;
to delineate the types and methodes of literary criticism;
to interpret literary criticism text;
to write review.
Syllabus
  • 1. Václav Černý: Co je a co není literární kritika a k čemu je na světě.
  • 2. Arne Novák: Kritika literární - methods and schools.
  • 3. Arne Novák: Kritika literární - rules and practice.
  • 4. František Kautman: K typologii literární kritiky a vědy.
  • 5-13. The analysis of concrete critiques and reviews.
Literature
  • Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury : koncepce / osobnosti / základní pojmy. Edited by Ansgar Nünning - Jiří Trávníček - Jiří Holý, Translated by Al. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2006, 912 stran. ISBN 8072941704. info
  • KUDRNÁČ, Jiří. Česká literární kritika v dotyku se strukturalismem (1880-1940) (Czech Literary Criticism Inspired by Structuralist Thinking (1880-1940)). Brno: Host, 2003, 264 pp. Strukturalistická knihovna, 15. ISBN 80-7294-098-8. info
  • ŠALDA, F. X. Boje o zítřek :meditace a rapsodie. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2000, 326 s. ISBN 80-7106-387-8. info
  • HAMAN, Aleš. Nástin dějin české literární kritiky. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H & H, 2000, 131 s. ISBN 8086022633. info
  • SUCHOMEL, Milan. Co zbylo z recenzenta : literární kritika, 1954-1994. Vyd. 1. Brno-Žabovřesky: Vetus via, 1995, 267 s. ISBN 80-902024-2-X. info
  • LOPATKA, Jan. Předpoklady tvorby. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1991, 195 s. ISBN 80-202-0258-7. info
  • ČERNÝ, Václav. Co je kritika, co není a k čemu je na světě. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Blok, 1968, 81 s. URL info
  • NOVÁK, Arne. Kritika literární : metody a směry, zásady a prakse. Druhé vydání. Praha: F. Topič, 1925, 147 stran. URL info
Assessment methods
Lectures, discussion in classes, interpretation of texts, reading. Assesment: two reviews.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář proběhne tzv. distanční formou, podrobnosti budou upřesněny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009.
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