CJBC193 Karel Čapek story-writer

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Agnieszka Janiec-Nyitrai, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Timetable
each even Thursday 15:00–18:15 C42
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course will be devoted to the analysis and interpretation of Čapeks short stories. We will examine the collections: Boží muka, Trapné povídky, Povídky z jedné kapsy, Povídky z druhé kapsy. We will also be interested in the texts which were written in cooperation with Josef Čapek (Krakonošová zahrada, Zářivé hlubiny) and in Čapeks shorter texts, such as: Kniha apokryfů, Bajky a podpovídky.
Syllabus
  • The course will follow the changes and developements of Karel Čapeks texts. We will focus on the themes, styles and structures of his texts. We will also try to create a typology of Čapeks short story. Another intention of the seminar is localize his short stories in wilder context of modern texts. In particular, the texts written by Richard Weiner, Karel Poláček, Jaroslav Durych. We will also confront the reactions of readers and critics alike.
Literature
  • Karel Čapek : hledání pravdy, poctivosti a pokory. Translated by B. R. Bradbrook. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2006, 293 s. ISBN 8020013857. info
  • BURIÁNEK, František. Karel Čapek. 1. vyd. Praha: Melantrich, 1978, 299 s. info
  • Velký věk chce mít též velké mordy : život a dílo Karla Čapka (Orig.) : Karel Čapek : life and work. info
  • MATUŠKA, Alexander. Člověk proti zkáze : pokus o Karla Čapka. Translated by Jiřina Kintnerová. Vyd. 2., české 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1963, 271 s. info
  • MRÁZ, Bohumír. Josef Čapek. 1. vyd. Praha: Horizont, 1987, 199 s. URL info
  • MALEVIČ, Oleg Michajlovič. Bratři Čapkové. Translated by Hana Štěpánková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1999, 297 s. ISBN 8023734369. info
  • HALÍK, Miroslav. Karel Čapek, život a dílo v datech. Edited by Jiří Opelík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1983, 88 s. URL info
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Kapitoly z české poetiky. D. 1, Obecné věci básnictví. Vyd. 2., dopl. Praha: Svoboda, 1948, 349 s. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Jedná se o blokovou výuku.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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