NI01_04 Introduction to Dutch Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Munzar, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Munzar, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers an overview of some important European schools of theoretical thinking in the field of literature science. Among the core topics are the function of literature, reception of literature and the literature canon. The second part of the course is devoted to practicing literary analysis of both poetry and prose. At the end of the course students will be able to use the Dutch literature terminology and to analyse specific literary theoretical issues in their historical contexts.
Syllabus
  • I. Introduction.
  • II. Roman Jakobson, Poetic function.
  • III. Russian formalism.
  • IV. Structuralism, Prague Circle.
  • V. Phenomenology, hermeneutics.
  • VI. Reception theory.
  • VII. Poststructuralism 1 (deconstruction).
  • VIII. Poststructuralism 2 (gender studies, postcolonial studies).
  • IX. Bourdieu, social theory of literature.
  • X. Narratology – practical text analysis 1.
  • XI. Narratology – practical text analysis 2.
  • XII. Poetical text analysis.
Literature
  • Portegies, Annette, Rijghard, Ron: Nederlandse literatuur in een notendop. Amsterdam: Prometheus, 1999.
  • BRILLENBURG WURTH, Kiene a Ann RIGNEY, Het leven van teksten : een inleiding tot de literatuurwetenschap. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 432 s. ISBN 9789053568774.
  • KORSTEN, F.W. Lessen in literatuur. Nijmegen : Vantilt, 2002. 350 s. ISBN 9075697813.
  • VAN ALPHEN, Ernst. Op poëtische wijze : een handleiding voor het lezen van poëzie. Bussum : Coutinho ; Heerlen : Open universiteit, 1996. ISBN 9062830080.
  • GERA, Judit and A. Agnes SNELLER. Inleiding literatuurgeschiedenis voor de internationale neerlandistiek. Hilversum: Verloren, 2010, 213 s. ISBN 9789087041335. info
  • BOVEN, Erica van and G. J. DORLEIJN. Literair mechaniek : inleiding tot de analyse van verhalen en gedichten. 2. herziene druk. Bussum: Uitgeverij Coutinho, 2003, 325 s. ISBN 9062833837. info
  • GORP, Hendrik van. Lexicon van literaire termen :stromingen en genres, theoretische begrippen, retorische procédés en stijlfiguren. 4. volledig herz. druk. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 1993. ISBN 90-01-34158-6. info
  • LUXEMBURG, Jan van, Willem G. WESTSTEIJN and Mieke BAL. Inleiding in de literatuurwetenschap. 7de druk. Muidenberg: Dick Coutinho, 1992. ISBN 90-6283-560-0. info
  • KRIJT, Hans and Olga KRIJTOVÁ. Průvodce dějinami nizozemské literatury. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1990, 268 s. ISBN 80-7038-088-8. info
Teaching methods
Class (two hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered/group learning activities will be employed.
Assessment methods
the colloquium has a form of a written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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