REBc22 Literary Seminar II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Petros Marazopoulos, PhD (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Petros Marazopoulos, PhD
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 A22
Prerequisites
( REBc06 Modern Greek Grammar IV || MEDBcZk B. A. State Exam ) && !NOW( REBcB28 Literary Seminar II )
Ability to understand Modern Greek literary texts.
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
Topics of the seminar change every semester. Modern Greek literary texts are interpreted in the seminar with special attention to their specificity, contextualization within Greek and European literature, influence over later authors.. In the course of the seminar, students learn the principles of literary work with text.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the seminar students are capable:
- of characterising the given period and its authors;
- of interpreting a literary work independently;
- of contextualizing it within the period.
Syllabus
  • 1) Characteristics of a period and literary context;
  • 2) Principles of literary movements, generations etc.;
  • 3) Characteristic of authors and their works;
  • 4) Methods of interpreting a literary work
  • 5) Interpretation of a literary text
  • The course will focus on the 'literature of crisis'. Based on Greek and European literary texts, written in the period between 2010 and 2020, the course examines the aesthetic reaction to the phenomenon of the economic crisis.
  • Lessons 1-3 Introduction: A 'history' of the Greek economic crisis- Images of the Greek Other in the European Press of the Period
  • Lessons 4-10 'The Greek Literature of Crisis': realism, naturalism, dystopian narratives, crime novel and the image of Europe
  • Lessons 11-12 European Texts for Greece in the austerity era
  • Lessons 13-14 Is there indeed a 'Greek crisis literature' ;
Literature
  • VITTI, Mario. I jenia tu Trianda. Ideolojia ke morfi. rozš. vydání. Athina: Ermis, 2004, 355 pp. ISBN 960-320-017-4. info
  • TZIOVAS, Dīmītrīs. O allos eautos : tautotéta kai koinonia sté neoelléniké pezografia. Edited by Anna Rosenberg - Ourania Iordanidou. Athéna: Polis, 2007, 566 s. ISBN 9789604351305. info
  • TZIOVAS, Dīmītrīs. Meta tin aisthitiki : theoritikes dokimes kai ermineutikes anagnoseis tis neoellinikis logotechnias. 2i ekdosi. Athina: Odysseas, 2003, 384 s. ISBN 9602104228. info
  • TONNET, Henri. Istoria tou ellinikou mythistorimatos. Edited by G. F. Galanis, Translated by Marina Karamanou. Athina: Ekdoseis Pataki, 1999, 325 s. ISBN 9603789941. info
  • VITTI, Mario. Istoria tis neoellinikis logotechnias. Athina: Odysseas, 1992. ISBN 960-210-118-0. info
  • VITTI, Mario. Ideologiki leitourgia tis ellinikis ithografias. 5i ekdosi. Athina: Kedros, 1991, 237 s. ISBN 960040531X. info
Teaching methods
The course has a form of a seminar. The seminar will focus on interpretation of chosen literary works. Students will, on the basis of acquired experience and use of secondary literature, interpret literary works. Students will write an essay on a given topic. E-learning courses: https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf3/.
Assessment methods
Prerequisites for obtaining credits for the seminar are attendance and work in seminar, homework, an essay and an examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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