PJ_84 Wisława Szymborska – Life and Work

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:50–12:25 G12
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of the Polish language.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Lectures combined with seminar discussions.
Syllabus
  • Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012) was a Polish poet, essayist, translator and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. Her work has been translated into English and many European languages, as well as into Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese and Chinese.
  • Major works:
  • "Dlatego żyjemy", 1952
  • "Pytania zadawane sobie", 1954
  • "Wołanie do Yeti", 1957
  • "Sól", 1962
  • "Sto pociech", 1967
  • "Wszelki wypadek", 1972
  • "Wielka liczba", 1976
  • "Ludzie na moście", 1986
  • "Koniec i początek", 1993
  • "Widok z ziarnkiem piasku", 1996
  • "Chwila", 2002
  • "Dwukropek", 2005
  • "Tutaj", 2009
  • "Wystarczy", 2011
  • and
  • "Lektury nadobowiązkowe", 1992
  • "Nowe lektury nadobowiązkowe: 1997-2002", 2002
  • "Rymowanki dla dużych dzieci", 2003
  • "Błysk rewolwru", Warszawa: Agora, Fundacja Wisławy Szymborskiej, 2013
Literature
    required literature
  • SZYMBORSKA, Wisława. Sůl. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1965. info
  • SZYMBORSKA, Wisława. V Hérakleitově řece. Praha: Odeon, 1985. info
  • SZYMBORSKA, Wisława. Konec a počátek : výbor z poezie. Translated by Vlasta Dvořáčková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 153 s. ISBN 8020406603. info
  • SZYMBORSKA, Wisława. Okamžik. Dvojtečka. Tady. Translated by Vlasta Dvořáčková. Vyd. 1. 2009. 112 s. ISBN: 978-80-87053-39-3.
    recommended literature
  • BALAŠTÍK, Miroslav, Wislawa SZYMBORSKA and Bogdan TROJAK. Nobelovskou medaili jsem věnovala univerzitě. Host. Brno: SPVČH, 2001, vol. 17, No 6, p. 4-7. ISSN 1211-9938. info
Teaching methods
Lectures combined with seminar discussions, independent work.
Assessment methods
Regular attendance (2 absences per semester are allowed), 1 presentation.
Language of instruction
Polish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: Předpokládá se dobrá znalost polštiny (pro analýzu básní).
Teacher's information
http://www.szymborska.org.pl
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014.
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