CJBC712 Poetics of city in the present Czech prose

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Kratochvíl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Timetable
Mon 8:20–9:55 C31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to get an acquaintance with the trends of Czech proses after 1989;
to get an acquaintance with poetics of space by Tartu school (Lotman, Toporov) and Daniela Hodrová;
to get an acquaintance with Michail M. Bachtin’s theory of chronotopes;
to use this new knowledge to analyze proses of authors who describe the city as a symbol of the present world, space of memories or a contrast of to other fantastical city;
Syllabus
  • 1. Phenomena of city in the present Czech prose (Czech prose after 1989, autenticitivy x imaginative prose, postmodern literature). Poetics of space in the Tartu school theory.
  • 2. Poetics of space in the Tartu school theory (finalization) and Daniela Hodrová. M. M. Bachtin’s theory of chronotope.
  • 3. Lyrical city in Josef Straka‘s and Bogdan Trojak’s nouvelles (Hotel Bristol, Město Mons, Brněnské metro).
  • 4. Authentic city in Pavel Brycz’s and Jaroslav Rudiš‘s nouvelles (Jsem město. Mé ztracené město, Nebe pod Berlínem).
  • 5. Declaration of love to Brno in Jiří Kratochvil‘s proses, part I (Uprostřed nocí zpěv, Avion, Lady Carneval).
  • 6. Declaration of love to Brno in Jiří Kratochvil‘s proses, part II (Noční tango, Lehni, bestie!, Orfeus z Kénigu, Brněnské povídky).
  • 7. Fascination by architecture in Miloš Urban’s proses (Sedmikostelí, Stín katedrály, Santiniho jazyk, Lord Mord).
  • 8. Poetics of city spaces in Miloš Urban’s proses (Hastrman, Michaela, Mrtvý holky).
  • 9. Michal Ajvaz’s magical Prague, part I (Vražda v hotelu Intercontinental, Návrat starého varana, Druhé město).
  • 10. Michal Ajvaz’s magical Prague II (Tyrkysový orel, Prázdné ulice, Cesta na jih).
  • 11. Afterrevolutionary chaos of city in Jáchym Topol’s proses (Sestra, Výlet k nádražní hale, Anděl).
  • 12. Daniela Hodrová’s tormentous Prague (Podobojí, Kuly, Théta).
Literature
    required literature
  • BACHTIN, Michail Michajlovič. Román jako dialog. Vydání první. Praha: Odeon, 1980, 479 stran. URL info
  • Exotika : výbor z prací tartuské školy. Edited by Tomáš Glanc, Translated by Pavel Hroch - Jan Kranát - Marcela Pitte. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2003, 318 s. ISBN 808605599X. info
  • HODROVÁ, Daniela. Citlivé město : (eseje z mytopoetiky). 1. vyd. Praha: Filip Tomáš - Akropolis, 2006. ISBN 80-86903-30-3. info
  • HODROVÁ, Daniela. Místa s tajemstvím :(kapitoly z literární topologie). Vyd. 1. Praha: Koniasch Latin Press, 1994, 211 s. ISBN 80-85917-03-3. info
  • HODROVÁ, Daniela. Poetika míst : kapitoly z literární tematologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: H & H, 1997, 249 s. ISBN 8086022048. info
    recommended literature
  • V souřadnicích volnosti : česká literatura devadesátých let dvacátého století v interpretacích. Edited by Petr Hruška. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2008, 738 s. ISBN 9788020016300. info
  • HODROVÁ, Daniela. Hledání románu : kapitoly z historie a typologie žánru. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Československý spisovatel, 1989, 275 p. URL info
  • HODROVÁ, Daniela. Román zasvěcení. Jinočany: H & H, 1993, 230 s., [1. ISBN 80-85787-34-2. info
  • LOTMAN, Jurij Michajlovič. Štruktúra umeleckého textu. Translated by Milan Hamada. Vyd. 1. V Bratislave: Tatran, 1990, 372 s. ISBN 802220188X. info
  • LOTMAN, Yuri M. The home in Bulgakov's the Master and Margarita. In Universe of the mind : a semiotich theory of culture. London: I.. B. Tauris, 1990, p. 185-191. ISBN 1-85043-375-5. info
  • LOTMAN, Yuri M. The symbolism of St Petersburg. In Universe of the mind : a semiotich theory of culture. London: I.. B. Tauris, 1990, p. 191-202. ISBN 1-85043-375-5. info
  • MACHALA, Lubomír. Literární bludiště : bilance polistopadové prózy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Brána, 2001, 241 s. ISBN 8024207354. info
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation, working with text
Assessment methods
Course is conceived as a combination of reports on the proses and discussion about them. Credit conditions are active participation of students (max. 3 absence from class) and presentation of two reports by every student.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
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