BJB310 Contemporary Bulgarian Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:10–15:45 VP
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Bulgarian language. Absolving of courses Old Bulgarian literature e, Bulgarian literature e of 19th century, Bulgarian literature of the 20th century I.
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
Survey of Bulgarian literature after 1945 up to present times. Lecture pays attention to all evolutionary trends, present in Bulgarian literature in second half of 20th century, starting with dogmatic tendentious bound literature, to influence of which gave in also some of significant authors of pre-war era, follows the novel bloom in the periods of political climate warming, new tendencies of the poetry and especially new wave in prose is emphasized, present in Bulgaria since sixties, reverberating also in drama. At the end the lecture brings the survey of the newest Bulgarian literary production. After absolving the student would be capable to analyze styles and flows of modern Bulgarian literature.
Syllabus
  • Literary life after 1944 – overall survey, literary dogmatism, bloom of novel
  • Warming in political climate and its impact to the literature. Bloom in memoirs.
  • New poetical wave.
  • Historical prose, science-fiction (marginally), detective novel (marginally).
  • Literature in Bulgarian regions.
  • Poetry bloom taking place in sixties, its evolution within the end of eighties, brief survey of poetical production in nineties.
  • New wave in prose – characteristics: J.Radičkov, N. Chajtov, I. Petrov, G. Markov, P. Vežinov, B. Rajnov, A. Guljaški, B. Dimitrova.
  • Lyrical drama.
  • Satire (Radičkov, Stratiev). Evolution in literary history and criticism. Prose in eighties and nineties in 20th century, brief survey.
Literature
  • PETROV, Milo. Nova bălgarska literatura. Šumen 1996.
  • ČOLAKOV, Zdravko. Sădbata na ideite v bălgarskata literatura : nabljudenija vărchu literaturen material ot osvoboždenieto do naši dnu. 1. izd. Sofija: Arkus, 2001, 190 s. ISBN 9548719118. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Slovník balkánských spisovatelů. Praha: Libri, 2001, 683 pp. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Studia balkanica et slavica. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 185 pp. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Studie z literárněvědné slavistiky. Brno, 1999, 165 pp. info
  • IGOV, Svetlozar. Kratka istorija na bălgarskata literatura. Sofija: Prosveta, 1996, 574 pp. ISBN 954-01-0732-6. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Balkánské meziliterární společenství. Brno: [s.n.], 1993, 60 s. info
  • Rečnik na bălgarskata literatura. Sofija: Izdatelstvo na Bălgarskata akademija na naukite, 1982. info
  • DĄBEK-WIRGOWA, Teresa. Historia literatury bułgarskiej : zarys. Wrocław: Zakład narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, 1980. ISBN 8304002833. info
  • Slovník spisovatelů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon - nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1978, 484 s. info
  • Rečnik na bălgarskata literatura. Edited by Georgi Canev. Sofija: Izdatelstvo na Bălgarskata akademija na naukite, 1977, 486 s. info
  • Rečnik na bălgarskata literatura. Edited by Georgi Canev. Sofija: Izdatelstvo na Bălgarskata akademija na naukite, 1976, 407 s. info
Teaching methods
Subject is taught thru the lecture and seminar.Seminars are based on regular reading of works of new Bulgarian literature and its analyses within the framework of seminar.
Assessment methods
Prerequisites for granting the credit: regular attendance and thorough home preparation on weekly basis, participation in class discussion. Subject is completed thru oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2015.
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