NARD45 Chapters from the Theory of Narration

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 K32
Prerequisites
Completed MA studies.
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
The aim of the course is to introduce to the students one of the most dynamically developing parts of modern literary theory together with the inter-medial and trans-disciplinary contexts which modern narratology offers. Historical and developmental perspectives are part and parcel of the delivered information.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course the students will be able to:
- understand essential narratological approaches and trends;
- critically compare various scholarly attitudes towards narration and its theory;
- view narratives in multimedia perspective.
Syllabus
  • Poetics and theory of narration Formalists approaches to narrrartive Theory of narration in the context of the Prague School Franch sources of narratology French narratology Phenomenological approaches to narration Cognitive narratology Aesthetic illusion Fictional worlds theory Theatre and narrative Film narration
Literature
  • DOLEŽEL, Lubomír. Heterocosmica II : fikční světy postmoderní české prózy. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Karolinum, 2014, 190 s. ISBN 9788024626611. URL info
  • FOŘT, Bohumil. Literární postava. Vývoj a aspekty naratologického zkoumání. 1. vyd. Praha: Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, 2008, 111 pp. ISBN 978-80-85778-61-8. info
  • CHATMAN, Seymour. Příběh a diskurs : narativní struktura v literatuře a filmu. Translated by Milan Orálek. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2008, 328 s. ISBN 9788072942602. info
  • FOŘT, Bohumil. Teorie vyprávění v kontextu Pražské školy. Vydání 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008, 135 stran. ISBN 9788021046948. URL info
  • GENETTE, Gérard. Fikce a vyprávění. Vyd. 1. Brno: Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, 2007, 96 s. ISBN 9788085778007. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan. Studie k teorii fikce. Brno: ÚČL AV, 2005, 106 pp. Theoretica 6. info
  • FOŘT, Bohumil. Úvod do sémantiky fikčních světů. (Introduction to Semantics of Fictional Worlds.). 1st ed. Brno: Host, 2005, 148 pp. Teoretická knihovna. ISBN 80-7294-165-8. info
  • Heterocosmica : fikce a možné světy. Translated by Lubomír Doležel. Vydání české první. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 311 stran. ISBN 8024607352. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 80-7294-070-8. info
  • Znak, struktura, vyprávění : výbor z prací francouzského strukturalismu. Edited by Petr Kyloušek. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 324 s. ISBN 8072940163. info
  • RIMMON-KENAN, Shlomith. Poetika vyprávění : Narrative fiction : contemporary poetics (Orig.). Translated by Vanda Pickettová. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2001, 174 s. : i. ISBN 80-7294-004-X. info
  • TODOROV, Tzvetan. Poetika prózy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 2000, 333 s. ISBN 80-86138-27-5. info
  • Teória literatúry : výbor z "formálnej metódy". Edited by Mikuláš Bakoš. Trnava: Fr. Urbánek a spol., 1941. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral exam regarding the methodological topics of the PhD theses of the students.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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