BJA305 Bulgarian Literature III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Mikulecký, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Mikulecký, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 9:10–10:45 B2.406
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of Bulgarian
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
Lectures are focused on the development of Bulgarian literature between 1918 and 1989, avant-garde trends in Bulgarian literature, analyze so called September Literature. We will tracing the development of Bulgarian novel taking place in the 1930´s. Attention is drawn to post-war schematism. Principal significance is paid to a new blooming of prose in the 1950´s and 1960´s. Final survey shows the contemporary literary trends. At the end of this course a student will be capable to interpret fundamental trends of Bulgarian literary heritage of the 20th century.
Syllabus
  • Christo Jasenov, Christo Smirnenski. Geo Milev, and expressionism. September literature.
  • “Strelac” group, Atanas Dalčev. Elizaveta Bagrjana.
  • From a short story to a novel. Trends in Bulgarian prose of 1930´s: rural psychological novel, historical novel, and experimental prose.
  • Jordan Jovkov.
  • Revolutionary literature. Criticism and artificial trends of 1930´s and first half of 1940´s.
  • Prosaic debuts: Stanev, Dimov, Vežinov, Guljaški, Kalčev. Poetry: Generation of 1940´s. Nikola Vapcarov.
  • Literary life after 1944 – overall survey, literary dogmatism, novel renaissance (Dimov, Stanev, Talev)
  • Thawing in political climate and its literary impact (memoirs, new poetry wave, historical prose, science-fiction, detective novel, satire, and humor.
  • Poetry flowering in sixties, advancement within the end of eighties.
  • New wave in prose, characteristics of J. Radičkov, N. Chajtov, I. Petrov, G. Markov, P. Vežinov, B. Rainov, A. Guljaški, B. Dimitrova.
  • Evolution of Bulgarian drama 1944-1989: Lyrical drama (Džagarov, V. Petrov, etc.). Satire (Radičkov, Stratiev)
Literature
  • IGOV, Svetlozar. Kratka istorija na bălgarskata literatura. Sofija: Prosveta, 1996, 574 pp. ISBN 954-01-0732-6. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Slovník balkánských spisovatelů : albánská literatura, bosenskohercegovská literatura, bulharská literatura, chorvatská literatura, makedonská literatura, slovinská literatura, srbská a černohorská literatura. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 683 s. ISBN 8072770063. info
  • Slovník spisovatelů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon - nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1978, 484 s. info
  • Rečnik na bălgarskata literatura. Edited by Georgi Canev. Sofija: Izdatelstvo na Bălgarskata akademija na naukite, 1976, 407 s. info
  • Rečnik na bălgarskata literatura. Edited by Georgi Canev. Sofija: Izdatelstvo na Bălgarskata akademija na naukite, 1977, 486 s. info
  • Rečnik na bălgarskata literatura. Sofija: Izdatelstvo na Bălgarskata akademija na naukite, 1982. info
  • PENEV, Bojan Nikolov. Bălgarska literatura : kratăk istoričeski očerk. Sofija: Chemus`, 1946. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures and seminars, requiring home preparation, i.e. primary and secondary literature reading and referring on it.
Assessment methods
Oral exam, compulsory attendance, active participation, reading list.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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 Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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