CJ3BP_LTL2 Literary Theory 2

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. David Kroča, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJ3BP_LTL2/01: Mon 14:50–15:35 učebna 4, D. Kroča
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 subject is to introduce students to the possible ways of interpretation of a piece of poetry or drama (drawing upon the subject of Theory of literature 1 which is devoted to the poetics of prose). The subject shows students how to uncover the meaning of a literary text and its possible interpretations. Students will learn through detailed analysis how to percieve an artistic text and how to evaluate it using different methodological approaches. They will also be instructed how to use their literary knowledge and interpretational skills to improve their communication with a literary work.
Syllabus
  • 1. Literary theory. Basic and recommended literature. 2. Structuralism and interpretation(Jan Mukařovský). 3. Interpretation of poetry (Zdeněk Kožmín). 4. Interpretation of poetry: semantics (Jan Zahradníček). 5. Interpretation of poetry: author and poetics (Jiří Orten). 6. Drama as literature (Otakar Zich, Jiří Veltruský, Pavel Janoušek). 7. Semantic unity of dialogue. Dialogue and remarks. 8. Interpretation of czech drama. 9. Methods of theory of literature and interpretation. 10. Artistic movements and literature.
Literature
  • Průvodce po světové literární teorii 20. století. Edited by Vladimír Macura - Alice Jedličková. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2012, 839 stran. ISBN 9788072948482. info
  • Slovník novější literární teorie : glosář pojmů. Edited by Richard Müller - Pavel Šidák. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2012, 699 stran. ISBN 9788020020482. info
  • KROČA, David. Poetika dramat a básní Josefa Topola (Poetics od Dramas and Poems by Josef Topol). 1. vyd. Brno: Paido, 2005, 123 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury, č. 211. ISBN 80-7315-101-4. info
  • BÍLEK, Petr A. Hledání jazyka interpretace :k modernímu prozaickému textu. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2003, 360 s. ISBN 80-7294-080-5. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 80-7294-070-8. info
  • PETRŮ, Eduard. Úvod do studia literární vědy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 80-85839-44-X. info
  • VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří. Drama jako básnické dílo. Edited by Ivo Osolsobě. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 1999, 168 s. ISBN 80-86055-60-4. info
  • KOŽMÍN, Zdeněk. Interpretace básní (2. přepracované vydání). Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1997, 186 pp. ISBN 80-210-1694-9. info
  • JANOUŠEK, Pavel. Studie o dramatu :drama jako literární fakt ; interní subjekt v dramatu ; Čapkova poetika dramatu a "nepovedené" konce jeho her ; geneze norem (poetika budovatelského dramatu). 1. vyd. Jinočany: H & H, 1993, 153 s. ISBN 80-85778-04-1. info
  • LUKEŠ, Milan. Umění dramatu. 1. vydání. Praha: Melantrich, 1987, 225 stran. info
  • ZICH, Otakar. Estetika dramatického umění : teoretická dramaturgie. 2. vyd., (v Panoramě 1.). Praha: Panorama, 1986, 412 s. info
  • Slovník literární teorie. Edited by Štěpán Vlašín. Vyd. 2. V Praze: Československý spisovatel, 1984, 464 s. URL info
Teaching methods
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
Type of completion: oral examination, testing students´knowledge of assigned topics and of recommended literature. Students are given the list of topics and the list of recommended literature during the first seminar. To pass the examination, students have to prepare a seminar paper on terminology of literary science. Oral examination consists of three parts: 1) discussion over the studied literature 2) answering questions related to one of the topics 3) interpretation of a piece of poetry
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 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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