Course: Literarology Propaedeutic

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Course title Literarology Propaedeutic
Course code KRF/LPRN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Sováková Jana, PhDr. CSc.
  • Artemov Andrej, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Characteristics of artistic literature, its specifics in comparison with other types of art, the relationship between literature and ideology. 2. Literary science and its components (literary theory, history of literature, criticism). Basic methods of studying literary works (analysis, synthesis, comparison). 3. Functions of a literary work (cognitive, aesthetic, entertainment). Theme and motif in a work of art. 4. Basic types of composition in a work of art (e.g. chronological, retrospective, frame, etc.). 5. Functions of the plot, components of the plot, plotless works. Methods of characterization of literary characters. 6. Language of a work of art in terms of lexis, stylistics (synonyms, antonyms, archaisms, dialectisms, etc.), function of detail, landscape painting. 7. Narrative structure of the work of art (dialogues, monologues, types of narrator). 8. Methods of literary representation - epic, lyric, drama in comparative aspect. Prose genres. 9. Prose and poetry. Basic features of poetry in comparison with prose. 10. Literary trends in Russian literature in the European context. 11. Peculiarities of the development of Russian literature in the 19th century (censorship, involvement of literature in the sense of its connection with social and political development, the exclusive position of the writer in society). 12. Peculiarities of the development of Russian literature in the XX century (official literature, exile literature, literature of "internal emigration", negative influence of ideology and normative criticism). 13. Discussion, test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
characterize literary science and explain its aims
characterize basic methods used in literary science
characterize the development of Russian literature of the 19th and 20th centuries
define the basic features of literary movements of Russian literature from the end of the 18th century to the present
characterize basic concepts in the field of literature theory
characterize the development of Czech Russian studies
Skills
analyze short prosaic and poetic texts with the help of the teacher
read, translate and interpret artistic text in terms of content
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
characterize a work of art in terms of belonging to a literary movement
determine the genre specificity of the text
explain the function of means of expression in the text
Skills
read independently literary texts at intermediate level
present on the basis of literary analysis an overall interpretation of a text
work independently with information sources and literature
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Seminar
Competences
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Chrestomatijnyje teksty: russkaja pedagogičeskaja praktika XIX v. i poetičeskij kanon.. Tartu: Tartuskij universitet, 2013. ISBN 978-9949-32-476-7.
  • Bachtin, M. Román jako dialog.
  • Eco, U. Šest procházek literárními lesy. Olomouc, 1997. ISBN 80-7198-248-2.
  • Guljajev, N. A. Teorija literatury. Moskva, 1985.
  • Harpáň, M. Teórija literatury. Bratislava, 2004. ISBN 80-88869-36-6.
  • Hrabák, J. Poetika. Praha, 1973.
  • Kostincová, J., Pospíšil, I. Osnovy literaturovedenija. Hradec Králové, Univerzita Hradec Králové, Gaudeamus, 2021. ISBN 978-80-7435-826-5.
  • Lederbuchová, L. Průvodce literárním dílem: výkladový slovník základních pojmů literární teorie.. Jinočany, 2002. ISBN 80-7319-020-6.
  • LICHAČOV, D. S. Textologie (Stručný nástin). Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-88069-00-3.
  • pod red. Krupčanovoj, L. M. Vvedenije v literaturovedenije. Moskva, Jurajt, 2015. ISBN 978-5-9916-2146-5.
  • POSPÍŠIL, I. K teorríi ruské literatury a jejím souvislostem.. Brno, 2013. ISBN 978-80-210-6216-0.
  • Richterek, Oldřich. Úvod do studia ruské literatury. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové : Gaudeamus, 2001. ISBN 80-7041-640-8.
  • Segal, D. M. Puti i vechi: russkoje literaturovedenije v dvadcatom veke.. Moskva: Vodolej, 2011. ISBN 978-5-91763-077-9.
  • Šklovskij, V. B. Teorie prózy.
  • Štochl, M. Teorie literární komunikace. Praha, Akropolis, 2005. ISBN 80-86903-09-5.
  • Timofejev, L. I., Turajev, S. V. Kratkij slovar literaturovedčeskich terminov. Moskva, 1985.


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