PJA106 Outline of Polish Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 M11
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
A brief outline of the history of Polish literature from its beginnings until the late 20th century, emphasizing the development of its nodal points. At the end of this course the student will be able to understand the developmental patterns of Polish literary and cultural history, illustrating them with specific examples and be able to understand the basic literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. Middle Ages. The origins of Polish literature. Religious orders and their contribution to cultural development in Poland. Polish medieval historiography, hagiography, and rhetoric. Religious poetry. The Bible and the development of the Polish language. Secular literature.
  • 2. Renaissance. Outline of the cultural history of the period. Poetry of the Early Renaissance poetry. The beginnings of narrative prose. The work of Mikołaj Rej. Rhetorical prose. The work of Jan Kochanowski. The beginnings of the Polish drama. Poetry of the Late Renaissance.P> 3. Baroque. Introduction to Baroque culture and characteristic forms of Baroque literature. Conceptism and marinism. Sarmat authors. Plebeian creation. Late Baroque.
  • 4. Age of Enlightenment. Periodization of the Polish Enlightenment. Saxon period. Stanislavian Age. Classicism and major cultural institutions. Sentimentalism. Work of important Enlightenment authors (Adam Naruszewicz, Ignacy Krasicki, Stanislaw Trembecki, Franciszek Karpinski, Franciszek Dionizy Kniaźnin). Rococo. Enlightenment Theatre and Drama. Jan Potocki and heritage of the Polish Enlightenment. Literary work before the November uprising.
  • 5. Romanticism. Specifics and the center of Polish romanticism. Ukrainian school of Romantics. Life and work of a great romantic authors: Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Slowacki, Zygmunt Krasińského and Cyprian Kamil Norwid. Domestic literature and censorship. Aleksander Fredro and romantic theater.
  • 6. Positivism. The issue of marking period. Controversy with romanticism. The era of realistic novel: Eliza Orzeszkowa, Bolesław Prus, Henryk Sienkiewicz. Naturalism in Poland. The position of poetry in the period of Positivism.
  • 7. Mloda Polska. Dynamics and tendencies of the Polish modernism. The most personal poetry, prose and drama.
  • 8. Inter-war literature. Historical background and the main trends. Poetry groups. The typology of the inter-war prose. Innovators of Polish literature: Witkacy, Witold Gombrowicz and Bruno Schulz.
  • 9. Literature of the World War II and the postwar period (1945-1956). The political and social situation.
Literature
  • ŠTĚPÁN, Ludvík. Slovník polských spisovatelů. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2000, 555 s. ISBN 8072770055. info
  • Štěpán, Ludvík. Stručný nástin dějinného vývoje polské literatury I. Brno : SvN Regiony, 2005. 143 s.
  • ŠTĚPÁN, Ludvík. Hledání tvaru : vývoj forem polských literárních žánrů (poezie a próza). Vyd. 1. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 489 s. ISBN 8021032936. URL info
  • KREJČÍ, Karel. Dějiny polské literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1953, 593 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures and class discussion. Home reading.
Assessment methods
Oral exam, home reading is required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz nemohou absolvovat studenti navazující magisterské polonistiky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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