RJ_24 East Slavonic Folklore

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Danuše Kšicová, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Timetable
each even Monday 15:50–17:25 122
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand the basic features of Eastern Slavonic folklore; learn the theory of migration, the historical school, comparative studies learn the history of research into folklore and the main science schools (mythological, historical, theory of migration, comparative studies); learn the history of collection of folklore; learn the main folklore genres; learn the specific issues of Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian folklore; (using the audiovisual technique in the course)
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of Eastern Slavonic folklore:
  • The main representatives of Eastern Slavonic folklore studies
  • The theories of creation of folklore, the history of research into folklore and the main science schools
  • The main folklore genres
  • Byliny; their history, the main heroes, their singers, narrators, bearers
  • Historical songs, their differences from the genre of byliny
  • Folktales; genres, characteristics, collectors, individua reading of Eastern Slavonic folktales
  • Lyric songs, genres; ballads
  • Calendar songs
  • Ritual songs
  • Eastern Slavonic weddings
  • Eastern Slavonic drama
  • The specific issues of Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian folklore
Literature
  • Propp, V. Ja.: Russkaja skazka. Leningrad 1984
  • Alexandr Veselovskij a dnešek. Litteraria humanitas VI. Brno 1998
  • Veselovskij, A. N.: Poetika sjužetov. In: Sobranie sočinenij A. N. Veselovskogo. SPb., AN 1913
  • Propp, V. Ja.: Fožklor i dejstvitežnosť. Moskva 1976
  • PROPP, Vladimir Jakovlevič. Istoričeskije korni volšebnoj skazki. Leningrad: Izdatel'stvo Leningradskogo universiteta, 1986, 364 s. info
  • Narodnyje russkije skazki A.N. Afanas‘jeva v trech tomach. Edited by Leŭ Barah - Nikolaj Vladimirovič Novikov - Aleksandr Nikolajevič Af. Moskva: Nauka, 1986, 495 stran. info
  • Narodnyje russkije skazki A.N. Afanas‘jeva v trech tomach. Edited by Leŭ Barah - Nikolaj Vladimirovič Novikov - Aleksandr Nikolajevič Af. Moskva: Nauka, 1986, 463 stran. info
  • Narodnyje russkije skazki A.N. Afanas‘jeva v trech tomach. Edited by Leŭ Barah - Nikolaj Vladimirovič Novikov - Aleksandr Nikolajevič Af. Moskva: Nauka, 1985, 511 stran. info
  • Mif, fol'klor, literatura. Edited by Vasilij Grigor'jevič Bazanov. Leningrad: Nauka. Leningradskoje otdelenije, 1978, 248 s. info
  • LÉVI-STRAUSS, Claude. Myšlení přírodních národů. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1971, 398 s. info
  • ČAPEK, Josef. Umění přírodních národů. Vydání třetí, v Českosl. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1957, 348 stran. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures; presentations with using audio-visual technology;
Assessment methods
The colloquium - written test, individual final project: the paper on folklore theme (9000 signs) with the list of used literature and an abstrakt written in one of the world languages.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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