FJIB509 Introduction to the Analysis of Literary Text

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:05 K32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce the students to elementary critical and methodological approaches to fiction literary writing. The course is conceived purely practically, a short theoretical overview of a problem is followed by practical application of acquired knowledge on short texts which the students will have prepared beforehand.
Syllabus
  • I. On the threshold of the text II. The substance of the novel: the structures of the plot III. The heart of the novel: the story IV. What's behind the novel: the characters V. The discourse of the novel : the utterance VI. The reality of the novel: weaving in the extratextual VII. The reader in the novel
Literature
  • JOUVE, Vincent. Poétique du roman. 2e éd. Paris: Armand Colin, 2007, vii, 238. ISBN 9782200347086. info
  • Méthodes du texte : introduction aux études littéraires. Edited by Christian Angelet - Maurice Delcroix - Fernand Hallyn. Paris: Duculot, 1987, 391 s. ISBN 2801107131. info
Teaching methods
Lecture: description of the literary field, explanation and definition of basic notions and their demonstration on concrete texts by concrete authors. Seminar: Application of the acquired theoretical knowledge on authentic texts. In the form of a presentation the students show their capability to connect their theoretical knowledge while working with a concrete text.
Assessment methods
Credit: is obtained for attendance and active participation in the course (min. 80 %) and for seminar paper (analysis of a chosen novel).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2013.
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