JSB_SLAV55 Literature Theory of the 20th and the 21st Century and Slavic Literatures

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Václav Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 B2.41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(N)
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
Course objectives
Aim of this course is to present students with selected moments from the development of literary science in 20th and 21st century, with regards to their reflection in Slavic area and traditions of Slavonic Studies in Brno.
Learning outcomes
Absolvent of this course will be able to discuss on selected conceptions and methods of literary science, set them into context of world literature development and deepen the gained knowledge by study of specialized literature. Student will be able to apply gained knowledge on literary works and understand the role of literary methods, schools and theories in context of Slavic and world literature.
Syllabus
  • This course is based on study of selected texts (shorter studies, essays or parts of longer works) of selected literary scientists of 20th and 21st century and discussion about them. List of study text can be adjusted as per students´ needs and preferences:
  • Theodor Adorno and his esthetic theory
  • Erich Auerbach and theory of mimésis
  • Roland Barthes - The Death of Author and Mythology
  • Umberto Eco and pop culture / literature
  • Umberto Eco and his theory of interpretation
  • Literature as a game and carnival (M. M. Bachtin, L. Huizinga)
  • Hermeneutics and aesthetics (W. Iser)
  • Linguistics and literature (R. Jakobson)
  • Structuralist essays (J. Mukařovský)
  • Semiotics and literature (J. Kristevová)
  • Narrative theory (T. Todorov)
  • Lakoff - Johnson and their Metaphors we live by
  • The Poetics of Myth (J. M. Meletinskij)
  • Fiction worlds (T. Pavel, L. Doležel, M. Ryan, R. Ronen, U. Eco)
  • Character types (V. J. Propp)
  • Feminist literary science
  • Essays by Susan Sontag
  • Comparatistics (P. van Tieghem, D. Ďurišin, F. Wollman)
  • Genology
  • School of Nitra
  • Tradition of literary science at Faculty of Arts, MU
Literature
    required literature
  • Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury : koncepce / osobnosti / základní pojmy. Edited by Ansgar Nünning - Jiří Trávníček - Jiří Holý, Translated by Al. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2006, 912 stran. ISBN 8072941704. info
    recommended literature
  • CULLER, Jonathan D. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Translated by Jiří Bareš. Druhé, rozšířené vydán. Brno: Host, 2015, 190 stran. ISBN 9788074912337. info
  • Průvodce po světové literární teorii 20. století. Edited by Vladimír Macura - Alice Jedličková. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2012, 839 stran. ISBN 9788072948482. info
  • Teorie literatury XX wieku : antologia. Edited by Anna B. Burzyńska - Michał Paweł Markowski. Kraków: Znak, 2007, 698 s. ISBN 9788324007257. info
  • WELLEK, René and Austin WARREN. Teorie literatury. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996, 555 s. ISBN 80-7198-150-8. info
    not specified
  • BARTHES, Roland. Mytologie. Translated by Josef Fulka. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: Dokořán, 2004, 170 s. ISBN 808656973X. info
  • LAKOFF, George and Mark JOHNSON. Metafory, kterými žijeme. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 280 s. ISBN 80-7294-071-6. info
Teaching methods
Home reading, discussion in seminars, lectures.
Assessment methods
Student must fulfill requirements for attendance (maximum of 3 absences) and active participation in the seminar. After fulfilling these requirements student can pass a final test.
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 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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