BKA304 Chapters from the History of Croatian Literature I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
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 1 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/1, only registered: 0/1, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/1
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide a survey of the development of the Croatian literature since the beginnings of the Slavonic written culture to the end of the 19th century. The characteristics of the dominant styles, genres, tendencies and creative methods is based on the contextual analysis of the most significant works of the Croatian literature of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Romanticism and Realism. Croatian literature is examined in the context of the domestic as well as European historical and cultural developments. On successful completion of the course student will acquire knowledge of several epochs of the development of Croatian literature and he will deepen his skill to analyse and interpret a literary text.
Syllabus
  • 1) The Beginnings of the Slavonic Written Culture; 2) Croatian Literature of the Middle Ages – Concepts, Gengres, Tendencies, Major Works; 3) Renaissance Humanism in the Croatian Context, Renaissance Poetry of Dubrovnik 4) Hvar Literary Centre, The Works and Significance of M. Držić, Zadar Literary Centre; 5) Church Reformation and Croatian Literature, Croatian Baroque Slavicism; 6) Baroque Literature of Dubrovnik; 7) Literature of the Enlightenment; 8) Literary Romanticism, Illyrism and its Cultural Programme; 9) Literature of Illyrism; 10) Literature of Illyrism II; 11) Literature of the 1850s, Croatian Political Ideologies and Their Role in Literature 12) August Šenoa and the New Literary Perspective, Šenoa’s Contemporaries R. Jorgovanić and J. E. Tomić, Declarative Naturalism of E. Kumićić 13) Realism in Croatian Literature, Croatian Realists A. Kovačić, K. Š. Gjalski, J. Kozarac and V. Novak, Poetry of S. S. Kranjčević
Literature
    required literature
  • FRANGEŠ, Ivo. Povijest hrvatske književnosti. Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Matice hrvatske, 1987, 563 s. ISBN 8640100845. info
  • NOVAK, Slobodan Prosper. Povijest hrvatske književnosti. Split: Marjan tisak, 2004, 285 s. ISBN 9532142088. info
  • NOVAK, Slobodan Prosper. Povijest hrvatske književnosti. Split: Marjan tisak, 2004, 317 s. ISBN 9532142096. info
  • Koráb korálový : tisíc let charvátské poezie v díle stovky básníků. Translated by Dušan Karpatský. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Fori Prague, 2007, 750 s. ISBN 9788023995947. info
  • NEDVĚDOVÁ, Milada. Slovník spisovatelů. srbská a černohorská, charvátská, bosensko-hercegovská, slovinská a makedonská literatura. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1979, 555 s. info
    recommended literature
  • Hrvatska književnost do narodnog preporoda : priručnik za učenike, studente i učitelje književnosti. Edited by Mihovil Kombol - Slobodan Prosper Novak. 2., dopunjeno izd. Zagreb: Školska knjiga, 1992, 471 s. ISBN 8603007071. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Slovník balkánských spisovatelů. Praha: Libri, 2001, 683 pp. info
  • 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
  • PAVELKA, Jiří and Ivo POSPÍŠIL. Slovník epoch, směrů, skupin a manifestů. Brno: Georgetown, 1993, 290 s. ISBN 8090160409. info
  • Hrvatska književnost srednjega vijeka. Edited by Vjekoslav Štefanić - Biserka Grabar - Anica Nazor - Marija Pantelić. Zagreb: Zora, 1969, xviii, 547. info
  • VAŠICA, Josef. Literární památky epochy velkomoravské 863-885. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1996, 340 s. ISBN 8070211695. info
  • BARAC, Antun. Hrvatska književnost : od preporoda do stvaranja Jugoslavije. Zagreb: Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, 1954. info
  • BARAC, Antun. Hrvatska književnost : od preporoda do stvaranja Jugoslavije. Zagreb: Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, 1960. info
  • SLAMNIG, Ivan (ed.): Antologija hrvatske poezije od Kačića Miošića do Matoša. Zagreb 1974.
  • PAVLETIĆ, Vlatko (ed.): Zlatna knjiga hrvatskog pjesništva od početaka do danas. Zagreb 1970.
  • Pohledy na národ a nacionalismus :čítanka textů. Edited by Miroslav Hroch. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2003, 451 s. ISBN 80-86429-20-2. info
  • BARAC, Antun. Jugoslavenska književnost. Zagreb: Matica hrvatska, 1963. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, home reading, class discussion.
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. The exam has a form of a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
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