Course: Literary history II

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Course title Literary history II
Course code KHI/PBK60
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Tomíček David, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Koumarová Michaela, Mgr.
Course content
Teaching of the course in full-time form includes the following topics on a weekly basis: 1. National Revival in the light of contemporary literature 2. European Romanticism in World and Czech Literature 3. The changes of the mid-19th century - realism in world literature 4. Realistic tendencies in 19th century Czech literature 5. Varieties of Czech society - literary works of the Máj family, the Ruch family, the Lumír family 6. Literary modernism in world literature - fin de siecle. 7. Czech literature at the turn of the century (Czech literary modernism) 8. World literature of the first half of the 20th century - testimony of a difficult time 9. Czech literature of the first half of the 20th century (Legionnaires, democratic current, Catholic literature and other trends) 10. World literature of the second half of the 20th century - issues of postmodernism 11. Czech literature in the time of occupation - occupation in Czech literature 12. The 1950s in Czech literature 13. The "Free Decade" through the eyes of Czech literature 14. Normalization and the double face of Czech literature

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students in two semester cycles with the meaningful possibilities of works of European and Czech literature from the end of antiquity to the end of the 1980s. The aim is to introduce the most important developments, trends, works and authors, with an emphasis on forms of domestic reflection on European themes and an attempt to understand the historical and social contexts that influenced the emergence of individual literary texts. In view of the specificities of the curriculum, the course also aims to introduce beautiful literature as a historical source that expands knowledge of the past in the discourse of the history of mentalities and historical anthropology. Last but not least, the course is a desirable contribution to the methods of knowing the history of culture (in the form of traditional literary history).
The student is familiar with the history of literature and literary history. The student understands the differences between the two concepts. Understands the importance of fiction as a narrative source for history. The student is able to independently discuss the most important personalities of domestic and Czech literature. Can identify trends that are key to historical development. Knows the works that enable the so-called history of everyday life to be known.
Prerequisites
None.
KHI/PBD50
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KHI/PBZ50

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Successful completion of the test is a prerequisite for the course.
Recommended literature
  • Jan Lehár a kol. Česká literatura od počátku k dnešku. Praha, 1997.
  • Jiří Gruša a kol. Slovník zakázaných autorů 1948-1989. Praha, 1991.
  • Josef Peterka - Dagmar Mocná. Encyklopedie literárních žánrů. Praha - Litomyšl, 2004.
  • Lubomír Machala - Eduard Petrů. Panorama české literatury. Olomouc, 1994.
  • Vladimír Forst a kol.. Lexikon české literatury I-IV. Praha, 1993.


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