BA209 Literature of Lithuania

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 15:50–17:25 G31
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: - understand and explain the religious diversity of the Lithuanian and Polish cultures; - understand and explain multi-lingual character of the Lithuanian and Polish literature - characterize main historical periods of Lithuanian and Polish literatures (such as reformation, renaissance, baroque, romanticism)
Syllabus
  • This course offers a comparative cultural history of Lithuania and Poland and emphasizes the multilingual and multi-ethnical nature of the Lithuanian - Polish Commonwealth (from the beginnings of the 18th ct to the rise of the national states of Lithuania and Poland at the beginning of the 20th ct. 1. Introduction: chronological and methodological definitions of the object in question.
  • 2. Lithuania and Poland in the 16th ct.: reformation and contra-reformation.
  • 3. Baroque in Lithuania and Poland; Jesuits in Lithuania and Poland; baroque literature in Lithuania and Poland
  • 4. Enlightenment: the "sarmatian"-night and sc. “enlighten” reforms; political crises of the Republic.
  • 5. The polish literary romanticism.
  • 6. The positivist literature in Poland and Lithuania.
  • 7. Shaping modern Lithuanian identity: S. Daukantas; M. Valančius.
  • 8. Development of modern Lithuanian identity.
  • 9. The "Young Poland" and the Polish culture at the beginning of the 20th ct.
  • 10. The "Young Lithuania" and the Lithuanian culture at the beginning of the 20th ct.
  • 11. Poland between 1918 and 1939.
  • 12. Lithuania between 1918 and 1939.
Literature
  • BERESNEVIČIŪTĖ-NOSÁLOVÁ, Halina. Litva. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2006, 190 s. ISBN 8072773003. info
  • ŠVEC, Luboš, Vladimír MACURA and Pavel ŠTOL. Dějiny pobaltských zemí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1996, 423 s. ISBN 80-7106-154-9. info
  • Pan Tadeusz, czyli, Ostatni zajazd na Litwie : historia szlachecka z r. 1811-1812 we dwunastu księgach wierszem (Orig.) : Pan Tadeuš, abo, Ostannij najizd na Lytvi : šljachets'ka istorija 1811-1812 r.r., u dvanadcjaty knyhach, pysana viršamy. info
  • Martynas Mažvydas and Old Lithuania (collection of papers), Vilnius 1998
  • Z. Kiaupa, The History of Lithuania, Vilnius 2002
  • Kristijonas Donelaitis, Roční doby, Praha 1960
  • DAVIES, Norman. Polsko :dějiny národa ve středu Evropy. Translated by Miroslava Valentová - Aleš Valenta. V čes. jaz. vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2003, 481 s., [8. ISBN 80-7260-083-4. info
  • SLABIHOUDOVÁ, Naděžda, Alena VLČKOVÁ and Pavel ŠTOLL. Slovník pobaltských spisovatelů : estonská, litevská a lotyšská literatura. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2003, 293 s. ISBN 8072771817. info
  • ŘEZNÍK, Miloš. Polsko. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2002, 228 s. ISBN 8072771299. info
  • WANDYCZ, Piotr S. Střední Evropa v dějinách : od středověku do současnosti : cena svobody. Translated by Jaroslav Valenta. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 301 stran. ISBN 8020006575. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading.
Assessment methods
Written examination aimed at testing the student’s insight into the main theories, concepts and methodologies of the discipline, or in the work of the main representatives of the scholarly discourse, and at checking the student’s ability to connect relevant facts into logical relations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2019.
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