PJA207 Polish Literature: Enlightenment and Romanticism

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Vrbovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 17:30–19:55 M11
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PJA106 Outline of Polish Literature || PJA125 Old Polish Literature || RJA116 Elements of Literary Criticism
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
An overview of the history of Polish literature from 1740 till 1864 - Age of Enlightement (Classicism, Sentimentalism, Rococo) and Romanticism.The course contains information about the period, the literary epochs, trends, schools and authors, with an analysis of genres and specific works and also leads toward a knowledge of written forms of expression within the given issues. Main aims of the course are:
- to understand development of the Polish literature of the Classicism, Sentimentalism and Romanticism
- to understand the most prominent representatives of the Polish literature of that period
- to understand Polish literature as an integrative part of the building the national consciousness
- to become familiar with an essential amount of scientific literature and its methods - to apply acquired knowledge and skills on the creation of own scientific texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Main features of the Age of Enlightenment and its place in cultural history
  • 2. King Stanislaw Classicism and its main authors
  • 3. Polish theater and drama in the Age of Enlightenment & Ideologists of the Polish Enlightenment
  • 4. Poetics of Polish Rococo and Sentimentalism
  • 5. The legacy of the Polish Enlightenment & Polish literature in the years 1795 to 1830 & The way to the romantic turn in Polish literature
  • 6. Romantic accent on folklore in the works of Adam Mickiewicz
  • 7. Romantic drama and theater
  • 8. Romantic topoi and the concept of space & The November Uprising and the Great Emigration in the works of Polish romantic bards Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Słowacki
  • 9. Conservative tendencies in Polish Romanticism: revolution and messianism in the works of Zygmunt Krasińského & The Fourth Bard Cyprian Kamil Norwid
Literature
    required literature
  • KLIMOWICZ, Mieczysław. Oświecenie. Wyd. 9. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2002, 606 s. ISBN 9788301138455. info
  • SNOPEK, Jerzy. Oświecenie : szkic do portretu epoki. Wyd. 1. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1999, 287 s. ISBN 8301129174. info
  • WITKOWSKA, Alina and Ryszard PRZYBYLSKI. Romantyzm. Wyd. 8. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2007, 742 s. ISBN 9788301138486. info
  • SIWICKA, Dorota. Romantyzm, 1822-1863. Wyd. 3. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1999, 246 s. ISBN 8301118601. info
    recommended literature
  • KOSTKIEWICZOWA, Teresa. Oświecenie : słownik literatury polskiej. Wyd. 1. Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe, 2007, 246 s. ISBN 9788374200929. info
  • INGLOT, Mieczysław. Romantyzm : słownik literatury polskiej. Wyd. 1. Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe, 2007, 295 s. ISBN 9788374200936. info
  • KLIMOWICZ, Mieczysław. Literatura Oświecenia. Wyd. 4, zmienione. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2003, 239 s. ISBN 8301140461. info
  • Słownik literatury polskiego oświecenia. Edited by Teresa Kostkiewiczowa. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy Imienia Ossolińskich, 1991. ISBN 8304033526. info
  • KOSTKIEWICZOWA, Teresa. Klasycyzm, sentymentalizm, rokoko : szkice o prądach literackich polskiego Oświecenia. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1975. info
  • Słownik literatury polskiej. Edited by Marek Piechota - Marek Pytasz. Wyd. 1. Katowice: Videograf II, 2008, 972 s. ISBN 9788371836244. info
  • WITKOWSKA, Alina. Literatura romantyzmu. Wyd. 4, zm. i uzup. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2003, 429 s. ISBN 830113934X. info
  • Słownik literatury polskiej XIX wieku. Edited by Józef Bachórz - Alina Kowalczykowa. Wyd. 3. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy Imienia Ossolińskich, 2002, 1112 s. ISBN 8304046164. info
  • KRZYŻANOWSKI, Julian. Historia literatury polskiej : od średniowiecza do XIX w. Wyd. 1. Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1953, 611 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures are combined with seminar discussions.
Assessment methods
Attendance (3 absences per semester are allowed), compulsory reading and seminar paper are required. Completion: written (40 %) and oral (40 %) exam, seminar paper (20 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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