NARX04 An Introduction to Fictional Worlds Theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:40 J.126, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
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
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Course objectives
The course introduces students to one of the most recent trends in literary theoretical thought that is an investigation in the fictional world of narratives as in a specific kind of a possible world. Students will be introduced to a theoretical backround of the theory of fictional worlds. By elaborating on particular mainly English texts several levels of the structure of fictional worlds and their relationships with other theories will be recovered.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course the students will be able to understand basic conceptions of fictional worlds; to understand the specificity of particular literary theoretical conceptions of fictional worlds; to copmare similarities and differences of particular conceptions of fictional worlds; to apply their knowledge to particular literary texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. introduction 2. motivation and sources of fictional worlds theory 3. L. Doležel – extensional and intensional structure of fictional world 4. intensional functions 5. narrative modalities 6. R. Ronen – fictional worlds and narrative theory 7. M.-L. Ryan – fictional cartography, minimal-departure principle 8. U. Eco – small worlds, wood worlds 9. T. Pavel – fictional entities 10. U. Margolin – D. Herman – storywolrds 11.-12. fictional and historical narrative 13. aplications
Literature
  • FOŘT, Bohumil. Fikční světy české realistické prózy. Praha: Akropolis, 2014. info
  • DOLEŽEL, Lubomír. Heterocosmica II : fikční světy postmoderní české prózy. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Karolinum, 2014, 190 s. ISBN 9788024626611. URL info
  • Možné světy v humanitních vědách, v umění a v přírodních vědách : sborník příspěvků z Nobelova sympozia 65. Edited by Sture Allén - Andrew Lass, Translated by Lubomír Doležel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2012, 580 s. ISBN 9788020021670. info
  • MARGOLIN, Uri. Kognitivní věda, činná mysl a literární vyprávění. Vyd. 1. Brno: Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, 2008, 94 s. ISBN 9788072942619. info
  • RONEN, Ruth and Miroslav ČERVENKA. Možné světy v teorii literatury. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2006, 296 s. ISBN 8072941801. info
  • FOŘT, Bohumil. Úvod do sémantiky fikčních světů. (Introduction to Semantics of Fictional Worlds.). 1st ed. Brno: Host, 2005, 148 pp. Teoretická knihovna. ISBN 80-7294-165-8. info
  • DOLEŽEL, Lubomír. Heterocosmica. Fikce a možné světy (Heterocosmica. Fiction and Possible Worlds). Vydání české první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 2003, 311 pp. ISBN 80-246-0735-2. info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
The seminar combines home preparation with critical reading of particular literary theoretical texts which are crucial for the course topic and which are at the disposal in the IS system. In order to be given the credit the students have to pass an oral interview about the topic of the seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2023.
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