FF:RJA208 Russian Classical Literature I - Course Information

RJA208 Russian Classical Literature I

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Josef Dohnal, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Mon 15:50–17:25 128A

Prerequisites

the basic knowledge of the theory and history of literature in the extend given by the curriculum

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

• Philological Area Studies (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Philological Area Studies (programme FF, N-HS)
• Russian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Russian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

At the end of the course the students will be able:
to connect the knowledge of the Russian literature of the 18th century with the development in 19th century
to be acquainted with the main literary streams in Russian literature up to 1840-ies
to explain the main thematic and formal specifics of the Russian sentimentalism
to understand the reasons and the characteristics of the origin of romanticism as a literary stream
to understand the transition from romanticism to critical realism

Syllabus

• The basic scheme of the course:
• 1. the main periods, transition from sentimentalism to romanticism in Russian literature at the end of the 18th century
• 2. the influence of war against Napoleon and of the Decembrists Insurrection on the climate in the society
• 3. romanticism in the Russian literature – origin, specifics, connection with the European romanticism
• 4. the Decembrists as authors and their works – philosophy and prose
• 5. the Decembrists as authors and their works – poetry and drama
• 6. the so called Pushkin circle – authors, specifics of their works, role in the development of the Russian thought and literature
• 7. the main authors of Russian romanticism and specific character of their works
• 8. A. S. Pushkin - his life and work
• 9. M. Ju. Lermontov - his life and work
• 10. the origins of the Russian literary criticism and its main representatives 11. the transition from romanticism towards critical realism
• 12. the Natural School – its themes, genres, meaning and main authors 13. N. V. Gogol – life and work

Literature

• REVJAKIN, Aleksandr Ivanovič. Istorija russkoj literatury 19 veka : pervaja polovina : ... dlja studentov pedagogičeskich institutov. Moskva: Prosveščenije, 1985. info
• Istorija russkoj literatury : v četyrech tomach. Edited by Je. N. Kuprejanova. Leningrad: Nauka, 1981, 653 s. info
• POSPELOV, Gennadij Nikolajevič. Istorija russkoj literatury 19 veka (1840-1860-je gody). Moskva: Vysšaja škola, 1981. info
• PAROLEK, Radegast and Jiří HONZÍK. Ruská klasická literatura. Vydání I. Praha: Svoboda, 1977, 629 stran. URL info
• SOKOLOV, Aleksandr Nikolajevič. Istorija russkoj literatury 19 veka. 2., ispravlennoje izd. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Moskovskogo universiteta, 1965, 835 s. info
• Istorija russkoj literatury. Edited by B. P. Gorodeckij. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Akademiji nauk SSSR, 1955, 781 s. info
• Istorija russkoj literatury. Edited by Dmitrij Dmitrijevič Blagoj - Boris Pavlovič Gorodeckij - Boris Solom. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Akademiji nauk SSSR, 1953, 610 s. info

Teaching methods

lecture seminar activities presentation of results of the individual analysis of literary text discussion

Assessment methods

lectures, seminars, small (group) projects, reading of the texts, discussions, working with the primary and secondary literature

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 taught annually.
General note: Součástí zkoušky (resp. zápočtu či kolokvia) je kontrola povinné četby.

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