Course: An Introduction to the Study of Literature II

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Course title An Introduction to the Study of Literature II
Course code KBO/4015
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Koten Jiří, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Semantic structure of literary work. 2. Communication situations in literature. 3. A narrative. Models of basic differentiation. 4. Narrative situations. Typology of narrators. 5. Time and narration. 6. Lyric and poetry. Tropes and figures of speech. 7. Basic terminology of the theory of verse. 8. Prosodic systems. 9. Metric systems. 10. Hexameter. Free verse. 11. Rhyme. 12. Basic terminology of the drama theory. 13. Final test. 14. Final seminar, credit test, student assessment.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Seminars continue on already discussed problems and try to give basic information in the field of thematology, narratology and versology. Students gain knowledge useful for further study of (esp. Czech) literature, analysis and interpretation of texts. Hence seminars focus on practical analysis of concrete texts (analysis of narrative methods, metric analysis, analysis of tropes and figures in the poetic text). Student´s knowledge of these methods are examined by a written test.
Students understand problems of the study of literature; know its specification in the system of arts; can structuralize the system of literature threw proper terminological funds; adopt basic knowledge of the field of thematology, narratology, verse theory etc., understand changes in the subject according to social and cultural contexts. Students also know sources of literary knowledge (basic academic literature, specialized magazines, libraries, archives).
Prerequisites
knowledge of the field on the level of GCSE exam knowledge of disciplines connected to the central domain of study knowledge of appropriate terminology

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
attendance activity presentation test
Recommended literature
  • Červenka, M. Dějiny českého volného verše. Brno: Host, 2001.
  • Červenka, M. Fikční světy lyriky. Praha - Litomyšl - Paseka, 2003.
  • Červenka, M. Kapitoly o českém verši. Praha: Karolinum, 2006.
  • Červenka, M. Významová výstavba literárního díla. Praha: UK, 1992.
  • Doležel, L. Heterocosmica. Fikce a možné světy. Praha: Karolinum, 2003.
  • Doležel, L. Narativní způsoby v české literatuře. Praha: Český spisovatel, 1993.
  • Eco, U. Šest procházek literárními lesy. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997.
  • Chatman, S. Příběh a diskurs. Brno: Host, 2008.
  • Jedličková, A. - Macura, V. Průvodce po světové literární teorii. Brno: Host, 2013.
  • Koten, J. Jak se fikce dělá slovy. Brno: Host, 2013.
  • Kubíček, T. Vypravěč. Beno: Host, 2008.
  • Müller, R. - Šidák, P. Slovník novější literární teorie. Praha: Academia, 2012.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language and Literature (A14) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer