CJLB102 Literary Critique for MA

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miroslav Balaštík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Lollok, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 D32, except Thu 16. 11.
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: 3/22, 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
  • 1. V. Černý: Co je kritika, co není… x F. X. Šalda: Kritika pathosem a inspirací 2. The role of the critic (P. Janoušek - Černá kočka) 3. Language and style of contemporary reviews and criticism (Just: Velký slovník floskulí) 4. - 8. Analysis and comparison of specific review and critical texts - M. Viewegh: Výchova dívek v Čechách nebo M. Kundera: Nesmrtelnost 9. - 12. Writing one's own review, evaluation, correction.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • JANOUŠEK, Pavel. Černá kočka, aneb, Subjekt znalce v myšlení o literatuře a jeho komunikační strategie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2012, 279 s. ISBN 9788020021281. 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
  • Česká literární kritika v dotyku se strukturalismem, (1880-1940). Edited by Jiří Kudrnáč. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2003, 262 s. ISBN 8072940988. 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
    not specified
  • ANDREAS, Petr. Vybírat a posuzovat : literární kritika a interpretace v období normalizace. Vydání první. Příbram: Pistorius & Olšanská, 2016, 223 stran. ISBN 9788087855553. info
  • JANOUŠEK, Pavel. Hravě i dravě : kritikova abeceda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2009, 365 s. ISBN 9788020017772. info
Teaching methods
The teaching method is based on familiarization with the history of literary criticism and the common interpretation of specific literary criticism texts. An essential part of the work in the seminar is writing one's own critical text and discussing it.
Assessment methods
The condition for obtaining credit is activity during the entire semester (reading of assigned texts) and submission of one's own critical text.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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