SKA111 Old Slovak Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Viera Žemberová, CSc. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc. (deputy)
prof. PhDr. Viera Žemberová, CSc. (seminar tutor), prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Timetable
each even Monday 8:20–13:15 A49
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 part of the Slovakian literature labeled as the older one involves the linguistic, philosophical, confessional and ethnical plurality that is reflected by those texts which historically stand for the base of the national literature. The study of this period enables to reconstruct the language, letterings, writings, also some other “factors” of European culture, which hand the influence on the growth of the ethnical and cultural consciousness. What is important is to stratify this period’s texts genealogically and to reveal the national text commencement on the background of European ones– this all within the incriminated time period and within the right sense of the word.
Syllabus
  • The course covers the commencements of the Slovakian literature form times of its being the integral part of the multicultural states (Great Moravia, Austria, and Austro-Hungary) up to classical period and enlightenment – from this moment on (especially in 19 century) the Slovakian literature enters the new phase and now can be treated as a modern literature. The lecture and seminar should introduce to students the older phases of Slovakian literature so that thy all could get the orientation in this problematic. At the beginning there are the texts common to whole Slavic area especially to West Slaves based on the Byzantine mission of Konstantin and Method. The mediatory role of Slavonic literary identity in times of early middle-ages and even later in time of Hungarian state used to play the church orders. The oldest Slovakian literary artifact – Myth about Svorad and saint Benedict appeared in 11th century. It was written by bishop Maur (Pole by origin), who’s place is among the authors writing in Latin. Some fragments of Slovakian literature is possible to come across also at culminating middle-ages (Ján z Turca, hymn Welcome, dear Messiah, 14th century). The subject touches also the period of humanism and renaissance. Moreover, it covers baroque era, traditionally neglected in past (Jiří Třanovský, Daniel Krman, hymn-book Cantus catholici, Hugolín Gavlovič, Ján Simonides). The period of enlightenment during the reign of Mary Theresia then follows as a consequent step of the early Slovakian literature. This phase culminates in pre-romantic time and Biedermeier. The Slovakian literature enters new ear after that. Students can take a full advantage of the Milan Kopecky’s textbook. The other Slovakian materials are possible to use too.
Literature
  • Píšút, M. a kol.: Dejiny slovenskej literatúry. Bratislava: Obzor, 1985.
  • Minárik, J.: Baroková literatúra svetová, česká, slovenská. Bratislava 1984.
  • Minárik, J.: Dejiny slovenskej literatúry 1 (800-1780). Bratislava 1985.
  • Čúzy, L. a kol.: Panoráma slovenskej literatúry I. – III. 1998 – 2005.
  • Mišianik, J. - Minárik, J. - Melicherčík, A. - Michalcová, M.: Dejiny staršej slovenskej literatúry. Bratislava 1958.
  • Slovník slovenských spisovatelů (red. V. Mikula). LIBRI, Praha 1999.
  • Kopecký, M.: Starší slovenská literatura. Přehled vývoje a výbor textů. Brno 1985 (2. vyd. Ústav slavistiky Brno 1996).
  • Mikula, V.: Od baroka k postmoderne. Levice 1997.
  • Minárik, J.: Renesančná a humanistická literatúra svetová, česká, slovenská,. Bratislava 1985.
  • Kol. autorů: Dejiny slovenskej literatúry I.- III. Bratislava: VEDA, 1956 – 1984.
  • Minárik, J.: Stredoveká literatúra svetová, česká, slovenská. Bratislava 1977.
  • Žemberová, V. a kol.: Rukoväť literatúry. Bratislava – Košice: SPN-Petzolt, 1984.
Teaching methods
Lectures combined with seminar discussions, analyses of literary texts, reading of recommended literature.
Assessment methods
Active participation, testing of the knowledge during semester, final oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2014, Spring 2016.
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