CJLB102 Literary Critique for MA

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. František Schildberger, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
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 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/22, only registered: 0/22, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/22
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Course objectives
The main objectives of the course are:
- Familiarization with the problems of literary criticism as a practical discipline between journalism and literary studies;
- Familiarization with the methods of literary criticism and its possibilities and limits given practice;
- Creation of works from ranks of the literary criticism, their peer review and metacriticism.
The seminar will be focused on reading historical texts evaluating literary news (especially new Czech poetry) published in the 70th and 80th of the 20th century and analysis of the methods used in these texts.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
- interpret a text of literary criticism;
- identify the influence of contemporary "social order", as well as the critics' "handwriting";
- reach generalizing, metacritical conclusions over literary texts;
- write up their own critical texts.
Syllabus
  • Literární měsíčník, 1971-1989;
  • Tvorba, 1968-1989;
  • Literary criticism of contemporary poetic production;
  • Social context of literary criticism.
Literature
    required literature
  • ANDREAS, Petr. Vybírat a posuzovat : literární kritika a interpretace v období normalizace. Vydání první. Příbram: Pistorius & Olšanská, 2016, 223 stran. ISBN 9788087855553. info
  • Česká literární kritika 20. století : k 100. výročí narození Václava Černého. Edited by Marta Zahradníková - Jarmila Schreiberová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Památník národního písemnictví, 2006, 390 s. ISBN 8085085720. info
    recommended literature
  • Česká literární kritika v dotyku se strukturalismem, (1880-1940). Edited by Jiří Kudrnáč. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2003, 262 s. ISBN 8072940988. info
    not specified
  • JANOUŠEK, Pavel. Hravě i dravě : kritikova abeceda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2009, 365 s. ISBN 9788020017772. info
  • ŠALDA, F. X. O předpokladech a povaze tvorby : výbor z kritického díla. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1978. info
  • ČERNÝ, Václav. Co je kritika, co není a k čemu je na světě. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Blok, 1968, 81 s. URL info
  • NOVÁK, Arne. Kritika literární : metody a směry, zásady a prakse. Druhé vydání. Praha: F. Topič, 1925, 147 stran. URL info
Teaching methods
The teaching methodology is based on individual research upon and interpretation of critical texts of the previous century, their assessment, and comparison, as well as on students' individual critical writing. A substantial part of the work in class is the discussion of the chosen texts.
Assessment methods
Individual project aimed at testing the studenst´s insight into the main theories, concepts and methodologies of the discipline.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět si zapisují posluchači magisterského studia jednooborového i dvouoborového imatrikulovaní do magisterského studia od podzimu 2010.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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