PJ_58 Zbigniew Herbert - Life and Work

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ludvík Štěpán, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:35 A33 stara
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
Zbigniew Herbert (29 October 1924 in Lvov – 28 July 1998 in Warsaw) was an influential Polish poet, essayist, drama writer, author of plays, and moralist. A member of the Polish resistance movement – Home Army (AK) during World War II, he is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers.
He was first published in 1950; his writing debut was a volume of verse String of light and it was published in 1956. One of Herbert’s most valuable works is a cycle of writings about Pan Cogito (Mr. Cogito), a character that is very modern but still sticks to the European cultural tradition. Herbert was educated as an economist and lawyer. In the 1980s Herbert was the main poet of the Polish opposition. Starting in 1986, he lived in Paris, where he cooperated with the journal Zeszyty Literackie. He came to Poland in 1992.
On 1 July 2007 the Polish Government decided that 2008 would be the Year of Zbigniew Herbert.
Syllabus
  • 1. Lvov – Herbert's native place.
  • 2. The Second World War and Home Army (AK).
  • 3. Study period and socrealism in Poland.
  • 4. Polish October 1956 and Herbert's debut.
  • 5. Book of essays The Barbarian in the Garden and poet’s trips.
  • 6. Book of poetry Mr. Cogito and Herbert's hero.
  • 7. Herbert's support to the Solidarity movement - comeback to Poland at the 1981.
  • 8. Poet published in 'second circulation' and in 1986 he moved to Paris.
  • 9. New books of poetry after 1989.
  • 10. Epilogue to a Storm – poet's death in Warsaw.
  • 11. The Polish Government decided that 2008 would be the Year of Zbigniew Herbert.
Literature
  • HERBERT, Zbigniew. Epilog bouře. Edited by Vlasta Dvořáčková, Translated by Miroslav Červenka - Miroslav Hol. Vyd. tohoto souboru 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2000, 156 s. ISBN 8020408762. info
  • HERBERT, Zbigniew. Poslání pana Cogito. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1991. ISBN 80-202-0334-6. info
  • HERBERT, Zbigniew. Studium předmětu. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1965. info
Assessment methods
1 written test, final group project
Language of instruction
Polish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
General note: Předpokládá se dobrá znalost polštiny (pro analýzu básní).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2017.
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