CJBC635 Selective Survey of World Literature I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Zuzana Urválková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 zruseno D22
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 170 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/170, only registered: 0/170, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/170
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will master an overview of significant schools of thought, figures, and works of the history of the individual national literatures (Greek, Roman, English, American, German, Scandinavian, French, Spanish, Russian, and Polish) – from classical antiquity to the Enlightenment (Selective survey of world literature I, spring 2015) and from the Enlightenment to 1945 (Selective survey of world literature II, autumn 2015). The newly acquired knowledge will enhance the students’ understanding of the significance of world literature for the development of Czech literature in the Central European cultural area.
Syllabus
  • 1. Classical antiquity
  • 2. Classical antiquity
  • 3. Saint Augustine
  • 4. Grand narratives of the English Middle Ages (from Beowulf to Chaucer)
  • 5. Old and Middle High German literature - The Song of the Nibelungs
  • 6. Italian Renaissance literature – Dante Alighieri
  • 7. Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
  • 8. William Shakespeare and his legacy
  • 9. French literature from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
  • 10. William Shakespeare, his times and theatre
  • 11. The beginnings of the English novel in the 18th century – Samuel Johnson, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift and others 12. French literature from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
  • 13. German literature from the Baroque to the Enlightenment
Literature
  • Národní literatura a komparatistika. Edited by Dalibor Tureček. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2009, 280 s. ISBN 9788072943050. info
  • KARPATSKÝ, Dušan. Labyrint literatury. 4 rozš. a upr. vyd. Praha: Albatros, 2008, 541 s. ISBN 9788000021546. info
  • BORECKÝ, Bořivoj and Růžena DOSTÁLOVÁ. Slovník řeckých spisovatelů. Druhé, přepracované a dop. Praha: LEDA, 2006, 663 stran. ISBN 8073350661. info
  • HARTLOVÁ, Dagmar and Zbyněk ČERNÍK. Slovník severských spisovatelů : dánská literatura, faerská literatura, finská literatura, finskošvédská literatura, fríská literatura, islandská literatura, nizozemská literatura, norská literatura, švédská literatura. 2., dopl. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2004, 535 s. ISBN 8072772600. info
  • Slovník francouzsky píšících spisovatelů : Francie, Belgie, Lucembursko, Švýcarsko, Kanada, Maghreb a severní Afrika, "Černá" Afrika, Libanon, oblast Indického a Tichého oceánu. Edited by Jaroslav Fryčer. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2002, 759 s. ISBN 8072771302. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Slovník ruských, ukrajinských a běloruských spisovatelů. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 680 s. ISBN 8072770683. info
  • Slovník slovenských spisovatelů. Edited by Valér Mikula. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1999, 526 s. ISBN 80-85983-57-5. info
  • Slovník spisovatelů německého jazyka a spisovatelů lužickosrbských. Edited by Václav Bok - Věra Macháčková-Riegerová - Jiří Veselý. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1987, 844 s. info
  • Malý slovník rusko-českých literárních vztahů : osobnosti ruské literatury v českém kontextu. Praha: Lidové nakladatelství, 1986. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
A test in the e-learning system and a summary from one of the lectures. In order to pass the course, students must achieve at least 50% in each of the 3 e-learning tests and write a summary (2-3 standard pages written in Word) from one of the lectures of their choice.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
General note: Předmět bude otevřen a vyučován při minimálním počtu 6 zapsaných studujících.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016.
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