NARX01 Chapters from the Theory of Narration

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
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 8:00–9:40 N41, except Wed 17. 4.
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
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Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to introduce to the students the basic terms, concepts and strategies of modern theory of narration, its main developmental periods, its connection with other disciplines and approaches and also with its specificity.
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
  • 1. Introduction 2. Poetics, rhetorics, and narrative theory 3. Formalist approaches to narrative 4. Narrative theory in the context of the Prague School 5. French sources of narrative theory 6.-7. French narratology 8. Phenomenological view of narrative 9. Cognitive narratology 10. Aesthetic illusion 11.-12. Fictional worlds theory 13. Applications
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Written test of the basic terms consisting of ten questions, of which 60% must be answered correctly in order the student to pass.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
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