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Course: Introduction to Literary Studies

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Course title Introduction to Literary Studies
Course code KČJ/USL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pánková Vladimíra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Novotný Jiří, Mgr.
Course content
Man and the world. Literature definition, its nature and function. Sign problem. Literary communication, author and reader, text reception. Literary science definition and its disciplines. Periods of literary development. Literary kinds and genres. Literary work structure. Poetry. 1. Man and the world. 2. Definition of literature, its essence and function. 3. The issue of the emblem. 4. Literary communication, author and recipient, reception of the text. 5. Literary science. 6. Periodization of literary development. 7. Literary types and genres. 8. Structure of a literary work - theme. 9. Composition. 10. Language artistic means. 11. Versology. 12. Trivial literature. 13. Textual criticism. Teaching is aimed at practical application of gained knowledge; the chosen passages correspond with the main periods of the Czech literature development and to the varieties of genres.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications
  • Contact hours - 100 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 2 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
charakterizovat jednotlivé vývojové etapy evropské společnosti (starověk, středověk, novověk) na úrovni středoškolského studia
stručně charakterizovat základní literární druhy
vysvětlit na konkrétním příkladu práci s tematikou literárního díla
vysvětlit význam uměleckých jazykových prostředků v literárním díle
stručně charakterizovat rozdíl mezi poezií a prózou
o characterize the individual developmental stages of European society (ancient times, middle ages, modern times) at the level of secondary school studies
riefly characterize basic literary genres
explain the work with the theme of a literary work using a concrete example
explain the meaning of artistic language devices in a literary work
briefly characterize the difference between poetry and prose
Skills
chronologicky seřadit základní vývojové společenské etapy
přiřadit vybrané dílo národní literatury k literárnímu druhu na úrovni středoškolského učiva
chronologically arrange the basic developmental social stages
assign a selected work of national literature to a literary genre at the level of the secondary school curriculum Down Up Edit Delete
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
give a definition of art, literature and literary science
characterize and classify the particular periods of Czech literary development from the beginning up to the present
explain the term of period
clarify the interdisciplinary potential of literary texts
explain the problems of literary communication, reception of the text at the level of denotation and connotation, aesthetic and didactic interactions, actualisation, form and content in literary works
assign a literary work to a corresponding literary type and genre
explain the term of text structure
characterize "trivial" literary works
Skills
analyse and interpret a selected literary work; analyse the literary work structure (author's attitude, potential reader, title, themes, composition, language) including giving examples
find interdisciplinary literary work connections and illustrate them with examples
choose figurative language means from a given text and explain their function (syntactic means, figurative names)
defend the assignment of a selected literary work to the corresponding period of development
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Self-study of literature
Skills
Interactive lecture
Seminar classes
rozbor textů
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Competences
Seminar
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Written exam
working with unknown text
Skills
Test
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Self-evaluation
working with unknown text
Recommended literature
  • Becker, Udo. Slovník symbolů. Praha : Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-612-8.
  • Brukner, Josef; Filip, Jiří. Poetický slovník. Praha : Mladá fronta, 1997. ISBN 80-204-0650-6.
  • Černý, Jiří. Úvod do studia jazyka. Olomouc : Rubico, 1998. ISBN 80-85839-24-5.
  • Daňhelka, Jiří. Textologie a starší česká literatura. Vydání první. 2013. ISBN 978-80-85778-93-9.
  • Eagleton, Terry. Úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triáda, 2005. ISBN 80-86138-72-0.
  • Eco, Umberto. O literatuře. Praha : Argo, 2004. ISBN 80-7203-588-6.
  • Eco, Umberto. Šest procházek literárními lesy. Olomouc : Votobia, 1997. ISBN 80-7198-248-2.
  • Haman, Aleš. Úvod do studia literatury a interpretace díla. Vyd. 1. Jinočany : H & H, 1999. ISBN 80-86022-57-9.
  • Harpáň, Michal. Teória literatúry. Bratislava : Tigra, 2004. ISBN 80-88869-36-6.
  • Hrabák, Josef. Poetika. 1. vyd. Praha : Československý spisovatel, 1973.
  • Hrabák, Josef; Štěpánek, Vladimír. Úvod do teorie literatury : Celost. vysokošk. učebnice pro stud. filozof. a pedagog. fakult. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1987.
  • Krč, Eduard; Zbudilová, Helena. Úvod do teorie literatury : literární terminologie a analýza literárního díla. 1. vydání. 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-2903-8.
  • Lederbuchová, L. Didaktická interpretace uměleckého textu I., II. Plzeň, 1995.
  • Lederbuchová, Ladislava. Průvodce literárním dílem : výkladový slovník základních pojmů literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Jinočany : H & H, 2002. ISBN 80-7319-020-6.
  • Petrů, Eduard. Úvod do studia literární vědy. 1. vyd. Olomouc : Rubico, 2000. ISBN 80-85839-44-X.
  • Petříček, Miroslav. Úvod do literární vědy. Praha : Herrmann & synové, 1999.
  • Toman, Jaroslav. Vybrané kapitoly z teorie dětské literatury. České Budějovice : Jihočeská univerzita, 1992. ISBN 80-7040-055-2.
  • Vlašín, Štěpán. Slovník literární teorie. 2., rozš. vyd. Praha : Československý spisovatel, 1984.


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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025