UZFJ1B614X French-Canadian Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
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
The course presents the main historical periods of the French Canadian and Quebec literature. This course is completed by the presentation of several eminent authors.
Syllabus
  • 1. Historical periods and the terminological problems connected with the historical evolution. 2. French colonial period (1534-1760) 3. English colonial period (1760-1840) 4. Constitution of French-Canadian literature (1840-1930) 5. On the way to modernism (1930-1960) 6. Quiet revolution (1960-1980) 7. Postmodernism (after 1980) Authors:Garneau, Nelligan, Grandbois, Lasnierová, Hébertová, Royová, Thériault, Aquin, Carrier, Tremblay, Ducharme Kokis, Laferriere, Chen ...
Literature
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Dějiny francouzsko-kanadské a quebecké literatury (History of French Canadian and Quebec Literature). 1st ed. Brno: Host, 2005, 534 pp. 1. ISBN 80-7294-140-2. info
  • MAILHOT, Laurent. La littérature québécoise :depuis ses origines : essai. Montréal: Typo, 1997, 445 s. ISBN 2-89295-129-1. info
  • Littérature québécoise :des origines a nos jours : textes et méthode. Edited by Claude Cassista - Heinz Weinmann - Roger Chamberland. Ville LaSalle: Hurtubise HMH, 1996, x, 349 s. ISBN 2-89428-078-5. info
  • Le Québécois et sa littérature. Edited by René Dionne. Sherbrooke: Éditions Naaman, 1984, 462 s. ISBN 2-89040-299-1. info
  • Anthologie de la littérature québécoise. Edited by Gilles Marcotte. Montréal: Hexagone, 1994, xi, 813 s. ISBN 2-89006-432-8. info
  • Anthologie de la littérature québécoise. Edited by Gilles Marcotte. Montréal: Hexagone, 1994, 960 s. ISBN 2-89006-433-6. info
  • Panorama de la littérature québécoise contemporaine. Edited by Réginald Hamel. Montréal: Guérin, 1997, ix, 822 s. ISBN 2-7601-4606-5. info
  • La vie littéraire au Québec.[la voix française des nouveaux sujets britanniques]. Edited by Aurélien Boivin - Maurice Lemire. Sainte-Foy (Canada): Les Presses de l'Université Laval, 1991, xviii, 498. ISBN 2-7637-7259-5. info
  • La vie littéraire au Québec : le projet national des Canadiens. II, 1806-1839. Edited by Maurice Lemire, Edited by Aurélien Boivin. Sainte-Foy (Canada): Les Presses de l'Université Laval, 1992, xviii, 587. ISBN 2-7637-7282-X. info
  • La vie littéraire au Québec."un peuple sans histoire ni littérature". Edited by Marie-Andrée Beaudet - Maurice Lemire - Denis Saint-Jacques. Sainte-Foy: Les Presses de l'Université Laval, 1996, xxii, 671. ISBN 2-7637-7405-9. info
  • La vie littéraire au Québec : [le projet national des Canadiens]. IV, 1870-1894, "je me souviens". Edited by Maurice Lemire - Denis Saint-Jacques, Edited by Marie-Andrée Beaudet. Sainte-Foy: Les Presses de l'Université Laval, 1999, xxi, 669 s. ISBN 2-7637-7637-X. info
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Hledání Ameriky. Antologie současného quebeckého románu (1980-2000) (In Search of America. Anthology of the Contemporary Quebec Novel (1980-2000)). Antonová, B., Janda, L., Kunešová, M., Vurm, P. 1st ed. Brno: Host, 2003, 269 pp. sine. ISBN 80-7294-081-3. info
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Le littéraire et le politique - positionnement "discriminatoire" et/ou "intégrateur" de l'axiologie (Literature and politics - axiological "discrimination" and/or "integration"). In Rencontres françaises - Brno 2003. Actes du 6e séminaire internationnal d'études doctorales. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, p. 141-148. ISBN 80-210-3482-3. info
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Une modernité québécoise. Le cas de Jacques Ferron (A Quebec Modernity. The Case of Jacques Ferron). Etudes Romanes de Brno. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2003, vol. 52, No 1, p. 109-125. ISSN 0231-7532. info
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Discours politique et discours esthétique de la littérature québécoise des années 1960. Le cas de Miron, Ferron, Godbout, Aquin (Political and aesthetic discourse in hte Quebec literature of 60's. The case of Miron, Ferron, Godbout, Aquin). In Canadiensia I. Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis. Philologica 83. 1st ed. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2004, p. 9-16. ISBN 80-244-0829-5. info
Teaching methods
Lecture: description of the literary field, explanation and definition of basic notions and their demonstration on concrete texts by concrete authors. Seminar: Application of the acquired theoretical knowledge on authentic texts. In the form of a presentation the students show their capability to connect their theoretical knowledge while working with a concrete text.
Assessment methods
Examination: Oral exam
Language of instruction
French
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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