SBA205 Old Literature at the South Slavonic Orthodox Nations

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the Old Church Slavonic and literary science terminology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide a survey of the development of literature of the South Slavonic Orthodox nations since the beginnings of the Slavonic written culture to the national revival. Introduction to the culture of the Middle Ages and traditions of the Orthodox Church is provided. The seminar is based on the intensive home reading and the analysis of relevant texts. On successful completion of the course student will acquire knowledge of several epochs of the development of literature of the South Slavonic Orthodox nations and he will deepen his skill to analyse and interpret a literary text.
Syllabus
  • . Introduction to the culture of the Middle Ages. 2. Mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius and fundaments of the Slavonic literature. 3. Literary schools of Preslav and Ochrid. 4. Old Church Slavonic and the oldest Glagolithic and Cyrillic scripts. 5. Bogomilian heresy in literature. 6. St. Sava and the beginnings of the Serbian literature, Serbian hagiographic tradition. 7. Hesychasm, literary school of Trnovo. 8. Kosovo literary cycle. 9. Christian authors at the onset of the Ottoman rule. 10. Literature and cultural life under the Ottoman rule until the beginning of the 18th century. 11. Literature and cultural influences in the 18th century. 12. National revival.
Literature
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Balkán a Mediterán : literárně historické a teoretické studie. 1. vydání. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 228 stran. ISBN 8021015322. URL info
  • IGOV, Svetlozar. Kratka istorija na bălgarskata literatura. Sofija: Prosveta, 1996, 574 pp. ISBN 954-01-0732-6. info
  • Dějiny srbské kultury. Edited by Pavle Ivić. 1. vyd. V Praze: Nakladatelství Pedagogické fakulty UK, 1995, 211 s. info
  • DERETIĆ, Jovan. Kratka istorija srpske književnosti. Beograd: BIGZ, 1987, 350 pp. ISBN 86-13-00060-6. info
  • Slovník spisovatelů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon - nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1978, 484 s. info
  • ZAREV, Pantelej. Panorama na bălgarskata literatura : [v pet toma]. Sofija: Nauka i izkustvo, 1977, 597 s.k. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. České země a Balkán : /kapitoly z dějin česko/makedonských a makedonsko/českých styků. Vyd. 1. Brno: Universita J. E. Purkyně, 1974, 236 s., [1. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. České země a Balkán : kapitoly z dějin česko-makedonských a makedonsko-českých styků. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Universita J. E. Purkyně v Brně, 1973, 236 s., [1. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. České země a Balkán : kapitoly z dějin česko-makedonských a makedonsko-českých styků. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Universita J.E. Purkyně, 1973, 236 s. URL info
  • DVORNÍK, František. Byzantské misie u Slovanů. Translated by Vladimír Vavřínek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1970, 393 s. URL info
  • SCHISCHKOFF, Georgi. Otec Paisij von Chilendar und seine "Istorija Slavjanobolgarskaja". München: [s.n.], 1963. info
  • KONSTANTINOV, Georgi. Stara bălgarska literatura : ot sv.sv. Kiril i Metodij do paisij chilendarski. Sofija: Knigoizdatelstvo Chemus A.D., 1946. info
  • POPOVIĆ, Pavle. Pregled srpske književnosti : stara književnost, narodna književnost, dubrovačka književnost. Beograd: [s.n.], 1909, 486 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, home reading, class discussion, essay.
Assessment methods
Prerequisites for granting the credit: regular attendance (maximum of 3 absences during a semester) and thorough home preparation on weekly basis, participation in class discussion, handing in an essay. Final exam has a form of a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
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