LMKA01 Czech literature of the first half of 20th Century in supranational context

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Střítecký, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Tlustý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 17:30–19:05 U35
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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with the history of Czech literature in the first half of the twentieth century within the broader context of world literature. The course focuses also on intermedial relations of Czech literature to visual arts (paintings, film etc.). After finishing the course the student will be able to:
- understand the development of Czech literature in the broader context of world literature
- understand Czech literature in intermedial relations to other arts
- to understand the acquired knowledge in the related disciplines
Syllabus
  • The Habsburg myth in Czech and world literatures
  • End of the old world: Great War in literature and culture
  • New "pragmatism": Josef and Karel Čapek
  • The Modern and its socio-cultural consequences; the beginning of Modernity in the 19th century
  • Franz Kafka
  • Transformation of the cultural field I: literature in the context of film, photography and phonography
  • Transformation of the cultural field II: mass culture, sci-fi, detective story/novel
  • Avantgrad movements in Czech and world literatures
  • Different faces of Czech and world surrealism, their interconnectedness (Josef Šíma, Le Grand Jeu, Surrealistická skupina, surrealism in Belgium, etc.)
  • Rilke inspiration in the diaries of Jiří Orten
  • Czech experimental narrative and its context (Milada Součková, Richard Weiner)
  • Expressionism in literature and fine arts from intermedial viewpoint
Literature
  • PAPOUŠEK, Vladimír. Dějiny nové moderny : česká literatura v letech 1905-1923. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2010, 627 s. ISBN 9788020017925. info
  • PAPOUŠEK, Vladimír. Gravitace avantgard : imaginace a řeč avantgard v českých literárních textech první poloviny dvacátého století. 1. vyd. Praha: Akropolis, 2007, 144 s. ISBN 9788086903521. info
  • PECHAR, Jiří. Dvacáté století v zrcadle literatury. Praha: Filosofia, 1999, 582 s. ISBN 80-7007-124-9. info
  • PUTNA, Martin C. Česká katolická literatura v evropském kontextu 1848-1918. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 1998, 801 s. ISBN 80-7215-059-6. info
  • Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Jan Mukařovský. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 714 s. ISBN 80-85865-48-3. info
  • HILSKÝ, Martin. Modernisté :Eliot, Joyce, Woolfová, Lawrence. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 1995, 269 s. ISBN 80-85639-40-8. info
  • CHALUPECKÝ, Jindřich. Expresionisté :Richard Weiner, Jakub Deml, Ladislav Klíma, podivný Hašek. [Praha]: Torst, 1992, 200 s. ISBN 80-85639-00-9. info
Teaching methods
The lecture uses mainly the method of presentation, analysis and application of theoretical knowledge during instructive interpretations.
Assessment methods
Students of "LMK": written test and oral exam; other programs - colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Kurz je zakončen zkouškou (platí pro studenty Literatury a mezikulturní komunikace) nebo kolokviem (platí pro všechny ostatní studenty).
The course is taught annually.
General note: Pro posluchače oboru LMK (jednooboroví) je předmět povinný - kredity A, pro posluchače LMK (dvouoboroví) a bohemistiky povinně volitelný (kredity B), pro ostatní studenty volitelný (kredity C).
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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