CJc507 Czech Literature and Czech Childrens Literature in the 19th century

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJc507/KombiPred01: Fri 6. 10. 8:00–12:50 Virtuální místnost, Fri 24. 11. 8:00–12:50 Virtuální místnost, Fri 8. 12. 8:00–12:50 Virtuální místnost, E. Nováková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In this seminar students are introduced to the essentials of the literary critical work. They will study works composed in the period of the 19th century. They will also learn about the ways of writing a seminar assignment.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the study of Czech literature of the 19th century, classicism in literature, beginnings of Czech National Revival. 2. Václav Kliment Klicpera and the Czech theatre. 3. Karel Hynek Mácha and romantism in Czech literature. 4. Božena němcová. 5. Karel Havlíček Borovský. 6. Májovci group. Adolf Heyduk. 7. Jan Neruda. 8. Vítězslav Hálek. 9. Karolina Světlá. 10. Jakub Arbes. 11. Ruchovci group and lumírovci group. Josef Václav Sládek. 12. Jaroslav Vrchlický. 13. Julius Zeyer. 14. Svatopluk Čech. 15. Eliška Krásnohorská.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • GALÍK, Josef, Erik GILK, Petr HORA, Jana KOLÁŘOVÁ, Petr KOMENDA, Radek MALÝ, Eduard PETRŮ, Martin PODIVÍNSKÝ, Jan SCHNEIDER, Jiří SKALIČKA and Alena ŠTĚRBOVÁ. Panorama české literatury. Edited by Lubomír Machala. Vydání první. Praha: Knižní klub, 2015, 607 stran. ISBN 9788024248189. info
  • JEŘÁBEK, Dušan. Česká literatura od konce národního obrození do roku 1918. Vyd. 3., přeprac. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 118 s. ISBN 802102142X. info
  • NOVÁK, Jan Václav and Arne NOVÁK. Přehledné dějiny literatury české : od nejstarších dob až po naše dny. 4. přeprac. a rozš. vyd. V Brně: Atlantis, 1995, 1804 s. ISBN 8071081051. info
    not specified
  • MACURA, Vladimír. Znamení zrodu a české sny. V tomto uspořádání vydá. Praha: Academia, 2015, 658 stran. ISBN 9788020025067. info
Teaching methods
Students will get an insight into basic trends and movements of Czech literature in 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 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 course: Lecture. Type of completion: Examination. Examination requirements: written test in literature of the 19th century. The written test has 5 open questions, one of which involves mandatory reading. Students are also oblidged to hand in a seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15 hodin konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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