BJB310 Contemporary Bulgarian Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
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
each even Wednesday 9:10–11:35 VP
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the Bulgarian language. Absolving of the courses Old Bulgarian literature, Bulgarian literature of 19th century and Bulgarian literature of the 1st half of 20th century.
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
An overview of the history of Bulgarian literature after 1944. The course contains main information about the period, trends and authors, with an analysis of genres and specific works and also leads toward a knowledge of written forms of expression within the given issues. Main aims of the course are:
– to understand development of the newest Bulgarian literature
– to understand the most prominent representatives of the Bulgarian contemporary literature
– to become familiar with an essential amount of scientific literature and its methods
– to apply acquired knowledge and skills on the creation of own scientific texts.
Syllabus
  • Literary life after 1944 – overall survey, dogmatism in literature.
  • "The Thaw" - characteristics of the period.
  • Poetry bloom taking place in sixties, its evolution within the end of eighties.
  • New wave in 1960´s – psychological, historical and satiric prose. Image of Bulgarian regions in literature. Lyrical drama.
  • Bulgarian literature of 1970´s and 1980´s
  • Changes in Bulgarian literary life after 1989
  • Postmodernism in Bulgarian literature
  • Bulgarian prose after 1989
  • Bulgarian poetry after 1989
  • Bulgarian drama after 1989
Literature
  • IGOV, Svetlozar. Kratka istorija na bălgarskata literatura. Sofija: Prosveta, 1996, 574 pp. ISBN 954-01-0732-6. info
  • 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
  • PETROV, Milo. Nova bălgarska literatura. Šumen 1996.
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Slovník balkánských spisovatelů. Praha: Libri, 2001, 683 pp. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Balkánské meziliterární společenství. Brno: [s.n.], 1993, 60 s. info
  • www.liternet.bg
  • www.slovo.bg
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars. Seminars are based on regular reading of post-war and new Bulgarian literature and its analyses in the seminars.
Assessment methods
Regular attendance and home preparation on weekly basis, participation in class discussions, three short essays/summaries. Completion of the course: oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2013.
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