REBc21 Literary Seminar I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Petros Marazopoulos, PhD (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Petros Marazopoulos, PhD
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 A22, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
REBc06 Modern Greek Grammar IV || MEDBcZk B. A. State Exam
Ability to understand Modern Greek literary texts.
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
Topics of the seminar change every semester. Modern Greek literary texts are interpreted in the seminar with special attention to their specificity, contextualization within Greek and European literature, influence over later authors. In the course of the seminar, students learn the principles of literary work with text.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the seminar students are capable:
- of characterising the given period and its authors;
- of interpreting a literary work independently;
- of contextualizing it within the period.
Syllabus
  • The course will focus on literary depictions of the Other in Modern Greek literary texts of the 19th and the 20th century
  • Lesson 1-3 Introduction: The 'Other' in literary theory. Comparative Literature, Stereotypes, Prejudice - The Image of the Turk in Greek Literature. Lesson 4-5 Images of the Balkans during the Balkan Wars
  • . Lesson 5-7 The German conqueror in Greek literary production
  • Lesson 8-10 Aspects of communist regimes in the literary work of Greek writers. The literature of political refugees
  • Lesson 11-12 The economic migrant in Greece in the 1990s
  • Lesson 13-14 The image of Europe during the period of the economic crisis - Summary of the semester
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SEFERIS, Jiorgos. Básně. Translated by Růžena Dostálová - Vojtěch Hladký - Jiří Pelán. Vyd. 1. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2011, 335 s. ISBN 9788087378939. info
  • GARANTOUDĪS, Euripidīs. Apo ton monternismo sti synchroni poiisi : (1930-2006). Athina: Ekdoseis Kastanioti, 2007, 532 s. ISBN 9789600343199. info
  • MOCNÁ, Dagmar and Josef PETERKA. Encyklopedie literárních žánrů. 1. vyd. Litomyšl: Paseka, 2004, 699 s. ISBN 807185669X. info
  • BEATON, Roderick. Isagoji sti neoteri elliniki logotechnia. Athina: Nefeli, 1996, 317 pp. ISBN 960-211-292-1 1996-1. info
  • SEFERIS, Jiorgos. Poiīmata. 18. ekdosī. [Athēna]: Ikaros, 1994, 373 s. ISBN 9607233107. info
    not specified
  • Dekaochto keimena. Athina: Kedros, 2002.
  • Nea keimena. Athina: Kedros 1971.
Teaching methods
The classes take place in the form of seminars. Seminars focus on the introduction into the prescribed issues and interpretation of the texts for which students prepare regularly. Students will write an essay on a given topic.
Assessment methods
Prerequisites for obtaining credits for the seminar are attendance and work in seminar, homework, an essay and an oral examination.
Language of instruction
Greek, Modern (1453- )
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
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 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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