PJ_69 Czesław Miłosz - Life and Work

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
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
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 9:10–10:45 zrusena M25
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
Czesław Miłosz was born June 30, 1911 in Seteiniai, Lithuania, died at home in Cracow on August 14, 2004) was a Polish poet, prose writer and translator. From 1961 to 1978 he was a professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1980 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is widely considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.
Syllabus
  • 1. Seteiniai (Lithuania) – Miłosz 's native place.
  • 2. Miłosz memorialized his Lithuanian childhood in novel "The Issa Valley".
  • 3. Study period in Vilnius and his first volume of poetry.
  • 4. In 1931 he co-founded the Polish avant-garde literary group "Zagary".
  • 5. Miłosz spent World War II in Warsaw - collection of verse "The Rescue".
  • 6. After World War II, Miłosz served as cultural attaché of the communist People's Republic of Poland in Paris.
  • 7. He revealed the problems of intellectuals living under Stalinism - "The Captive Mind" and "The Seizure of Power" (1953).
  • 8. In 1960 he moved to the United States to become a lecturer in Polish literature at the University of California at Berkeley.
  • 9. In 1980 Miłosz received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
  • 10. Miłosz 's support to the Solidarity movement and his comeback to Poland.
  • 11. New books of poetry after 1989.
  • 12. Poet's death in Cracov and "The Last Poems" (2006).
Literature
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. Mapa času. Praha: Odeon, 1990. ISBN 8020702326. info
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. Svědectví poezie : šest přednášek o neduzích našeho věku. Translated by Václav Burian. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1990, 125 s. ISBN 8020403108. info
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. Zotročený duch. Praha: Torst, 1992. ISBN 80-85639-02-5. info
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. Údolí Issy. Translated by Helena Stachová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1993, 270 s. ISBN 8020403647. info
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. Rodná Evropa. Translated by Helena Stachová. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1997, 277 s. ISBN 80-7198-279-2. info
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. Pejsek u cesty. Translated by Václav Burian. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2000, 300 s. ISBN 8020408940. info
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. To. Translated by Josef Mlejnek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2003, 103 s. ISBN 8071855650. info
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. Saligia a jiné eseje. Edited by Josef Mlejnek. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2005, 200 s. ISBN 8086598926. info
  • MIŁOSZ, Czesław. Miłoszova abeceda. Translated by Václav Burian. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2005, 260 s. ISBN 8071856274. info
  • Miłosz, Czesław. Svět. Translated by Jiří Červenka. Vyd. 1.: Opus, 2008. 54 s. 978-80-87048-08-5
Teaching methods
Lectures combined with seminar discussions, independent work.
Assessment methods
Regular attendance (3 absences per semester are allowed), 1 seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Polish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: Předpokládá se dobrá znalost polštiny (pro analýzu básní).
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2013.
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