EVFIES Europe and the World (European Literatures)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc., M.A. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Eva Lukavská, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 9:10–10:45 G22
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 course: to demonstrate the complex of European literatures as part of European area in which it is necessary to observe the economic, political and cultural processes as one whole; literature itself is regarded as a starting point of the research of the whole European area. The kernel of the course is the conception of European civilization and culture and the interpretation of European literatures based on the knowledge of European area with the centre in the EU countries and with transcendences towards the geographical Europe (Russia) to to their American varieties. The methodological basis of the course is the conception of comparative literary studies in its area variety. At the end of the course, the student will get the knowledge about the facts and mutual relations of European literatures and their position in world literary activity and about the unsubstitutable role of literature as a source of a more profound analysis of European area.
Syllabus
  • 1) European literatures and comparative literary studies: information about the basic features of the subject, understanding the complexity of European area 2) Relative literatures in Europe and zonal/area complexes Germanic literatures Slavonic literatures Romance literatures Literature in various geographical varieties of English Scandinavian literatures Literatures of the Balkans Baltic area East Europe - Russia 3) Europe and the world: European literatures in the concept of world literature 4) Integration of European literary area, specific features of its parts, language and cultural problems and conflicts
Literature
  • Ďurišin, D.: Čo je svetová literatúra? Bratislava 1993.
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo and Simoneta DEMBICKÁ. Světové literatury 20. století v kostce : americká, britská, francouzská, italská, Latinské Ameriky, německá, ruská, španělská. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1999, 239 s. ISBN 80-85983-80-X. info
  • Slovník světových literárních děl. Edited by Vladimír Macura. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1988, 459 s. info
  • Slovník světových literárních děl. Edited by Vladimír Macura. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1988, 475 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures, panel discussions
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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