FF:UZPOA207 Theory of Literature - Course Information

UZPOA207 Theory of Literature

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Dagmar Holoubková

Timetable

Tue 19:10–19:55 G24

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

• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS3)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS3)

Course objectives

Theory of literature, poetics and linguistics; literary morphology, poetry, prose, theatre, criticism.

Syllabus

• 1. Basic definitions 2. Semiotics aspects of the literature. 3. Structure and structuralism. 4. Thematic aspects. 5. Narration, narrative perspective. 6. Time and space as narrative categories. 7. Style and stylistics. 8. Figures and tropes. 9. History of literature. 10. Portuguese and Bresil criticism.

Literature

• HRABÁK, Josef. Poetika. Druhé vydání. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1977, 361 stran. info
• HAMAN, Aleš. Úvod do studia literatury a interpretace díla. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H&H, 1999, 179 s. ISBN 8086022579. info
• PETRŮ, Eduard. Úvod do studia literární vědy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 80-85839-44-X. info
• ŠRÁMEK, Jiří. Základy francouzské versifikace. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1990, 70 s. ISBN 8021002085. info
• PAVERA, Libor and František VŠETIČKA. Lexikon literárních pojmů. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2002, 422 s. ISBN 80-7182-124-1. info
• Boris Tomaševskij, Teorie literatury, Praha, Lidové nakladatelství 1970.
• Viktor Šklovskij, Teorie prózy, Praha, Melantrich 1993
• Slovník literární teorie. Edited by Štěpán Vlašín. Vyd. 2. V Praze: Československý spisovatel, 1984, 464 s. URL info
• ZEMAN, Milan. Průvodce po světové literární teorii. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1988, 636 s. URL info

Teaching methods

Lecture: description of the literary field, explanation and definition of basic notions and their demonstration on concrete examples.

Assessment methods

Examination: written test and oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
General note: Výuka probíhá společně s předmětem FJIA018.

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