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Lecturer(s)
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Valenta Zdeněk, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to Polish literature 2. The oldest Polish literature. 3. Humanism and reformation in Poland. 4. Literature in national language (Mikołaj Rej z Nagłowic - Jan Kochanowski) 5. Polish literature in 17th century 6. Decline of Polish literature in the 1st half of 18th century 7. Enlightenment in Polish literature 8. Beginning of romanticism in Poland 9. Significant authors of Polish romanticism (Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, Zygmunt Krasiński) 10. Poetry, drama and fiction writing in the age of positivism 11. Młoda Polska (Young Poland) 12. Literature between world wars. W. Gombrowicz, B. Schulz. 13. Polish literature in the 2nd half of 20th century and at the turn of millennium 14. Czesław Miłosz a Wisława Szymborska
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of lectures and seminars is to present history of Polish literature to students, familiarize them with developing tendencies in the art movements of particular periods and highlight the most significant authors and pieces of Polish literature. It is necessary to point out the mutual influencing of literary production in Czech and Polish literature. Attention will be focused on the authors who received Nobel prize for literature such as H. Sienkiewicz, W. S. Reymont, Cz. Miłosz a W. Szymborska. Within the frame of seminars literary pieces will be analysed.
Student orients in basic developing tendencies of polish literature. Student masters genres and art movements of polish literature and is able to speak about the most significant authors and their pieces.
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Prerequisites
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knowledge of the field on the level of GCSE exam knowledge of disciplines connected to the central domain of study knowledge of appropriate terminology
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
attendance activity presentation test
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Recommended literature
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Sobotková, M. Studie z české a polské literatury: pět století v historii česko-polských literárních souvislostí. Olomouc: UP, 2002.
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Tomkowski, J. Młoda Polska. Warszwa: PWN, 2001.
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Vitoň, J. Stará polská literatura I. Středověk - Renesance. Praha: Karolinum, 1999.
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Vitoň, J. Stará polská literatura II. Baroko. Praha: Karolinum, 2001.
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