CJBC127 Holocaust in Czech Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Helena Bednářová
Timetable
Wed 16:40–18:15 38
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Určeno pro II. (Mgr.) cyklus studia.
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
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course deals with portrayal of the Holocaust in the Czech literature and subsequently in the World Literature as well. The participants will observe how the authors deal with the theme of Holocaust in their works (search for language expression, documentary traits, motives, characters and their traumata, witnesses, aesthetics). Comprehensive interpretation of chosen literary works by Ladislav Fuks, Arnošt Lustig, Ota Pavel and Ludvík Aškenazy will be the fundamentals of the seminar. All the works will be examined within a wider historical, social and cultural context, emphasis will be put on comparison with the World Literature (e.g. Elie Wiesel, Primo Levi etc.).
Syllabus
  • Seminars will focus on these literary and film works: Pan Theodor Mundstock (Fuks), Spalovač Mrtvol (Fuks), Smrt krásných srnců (Pavel), Démanty noci (Lustig), Modlitba pro Kateřinu Horovitzovou (Lustig).
Literature
  • Arendt, Hannah. Eichmann v Jeruzalémě : zpráva o banalitě zla : Eichmann in Jerusalem (Orig.). Translated by Martin Palouš. Vyd. 1. Praha : Mladá fronta, 1995. 428 s. Souvislosti; sv. 5. ISBN 80-204-0549-6.
  • Suchomel, Milan. Literatura z času krize : šest pohledů na českou prózu 1958-1967. Vyd. 1. V Brně : Atlantis, 1992. 142 s. Obsahuje bibliografii. ISBN 80-7108-051-9.
  • Slovník české prózy, 1945-1994. Edited by Blahoslav Dokoupil - Miroslav Zelinský. Vyd. 1. Ostrava : Sfinga, 1994. 490 s. ISBN 80-85491-84-2.
  • Haman, Aleš: O tak zvané druhé vlně válečné prózy naší současné literatury. Česká literatura 1961. č. 4
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2003/CJBC127