CJ2BP_L9K1 Chapters from Czech Literature in the 19th Century 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Nataša Vrbová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Thu 8:25–9:10 učebna 50
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 from the Czech literature are designed as selected insights into the problematic nature of the national literature in the period of the Enlightment and National Revival. Within the discipline the most significant personalities of the literature in the Czech lands will be presented and students will learn about the main works of individual writers in a broader context of the studied period. Students will get an insight into basic trends and movements of literature of the period in question, as well as into the specific nature of their poetics. They will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities, significant for that particular period.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to Czech literature of the National Revival. 2. Basic problems of the development of literature in the period of the National Revival, outline of the main stages of the development. 3. Basic facts from the literature of the National Revival. 4. Initiation of the National Revival in Czech literature. 5. Understanding of literature of the National Revival within the society (1830 – 1848). 6. Literature in the time of the revolution of 1848.
Literature
  • BALAJKA, Bohuš. Přehledné dějiny literatury. Vydání čtvrté, ve Fortun. Praha: Fortuna, 1997, 239 stran. ISBN 8071683663. info
  • MACURA, Vladimír. Znamení zrodu :české národní obrození jako kulturní typ. 2., rozšíř. vyd., v H&H 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1995, 264 s., [8. ISBN 80-85787-74-1. info
  • DVOŘÁK, Karel. Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Felix Vodička. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1960, 684 s. URL info
  • NOVÁK, Arne. Stručné dějiny literatury české. Edited by Antonín Grund - Rudolf Havel. 1. vyd. Olomouc: R. Promberger, 1946, 818 s. URL info
  • JAKUBEC, Jan. Dějiny literatury české. 2, Od osvícenství po družinu Máje [Jakubec, 1929]. Praha: Nákladem Jana Laichtera, 1934, xv, 1051 s. info
Teaching methods
Students will get an insight into basic trends and movements of literature of the period in question, as well as into the specific nature of their poetics. They will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities, significant for that particular period. Students will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more efficiently. They will creatively use their knowledge gained not only in contact classes but also in their individual study of recommended literature which they will be able to discuss regularly with their teacher.
Assessment methods
Students will present outcomes of their work in written form which will help them to enhance their ability to think critically and develop their individual style. Emphasis is put on students’ ability to defend and formulate their views with precision and professional insight. The seminar will be concluded by a colloquy. Credit reguirements also contain a written reflection (about three Word pages long) dealing with one of the topics covered in lectures, based on additional reference resources and fiction.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
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