Lecturer(s)
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Voždová Marie, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Zatloukal Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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This course will cover the following topics: 1. French preromantism, François René de Chateaubriand, the restorer of the medieval times, iniciator of the modern melancholy, "mal du siecle". 2. The Romantic period and its principals, the hegemony of poetry. Lamartine: philosophical and narrative poetry. Musset: sentimental and declamatory poetry. Vigny: poetry of existencial sensations. Nerval: esoterical aspect of poetry, dream - myth, modernity. 3. Hugo: richness and diversity of his production, its social and manicheistic undertone, antithesis, development of the subjective to the objective. 4. The noverl of the Romantic period. Balzac: historian, psychologist, realist, visionary. Total novel. Stendhal - rationalist, sensualist, psychologist. 5. The outset of positivism, realism and naturalism; the role of science. Flaubert, Goncourt, Maupassant, Daudet, Zola. 6. Parnassianism and its representatives. 7. Decadence and symbolism. 8. Tendencies in criticism of the 19th century: biographical, dogmatic and impressionist criticism.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 50 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 30 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The objective of this course is to make the students familiar with the main literary movements of the 19th century and the authors. The seminars are focused on a detailed literary-theoretical analysis of the principal works.
The acquired competences correspond with the specified objectives of the course.
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Prerequisites
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It is recommended to complete the courses Analysis and Interpretation of Poetic Literary Text and History and Culture of France 1 and 2.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Seminar Work
1. regular attendance and active participation in the seminars 2. preparation for each class, knowledge of the text to be analysed The exam will test the understanding of the literary history of the given epoch and the literary theory.
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Recommended literature
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Deshusses, P. (1984). Dix siecles de la littérature française. Paris: Bordas.
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Fryčer, J. (1993). Le romantisme frénétique. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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Kopal, J. (1949). Dějiny francouzské literatury. Praha: Melantrich.
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Lagarde, A.- Michard, L. (1997). XIXe siecle. Paris: Bordas.
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Mitterand, H. (1987). Littérature XIXe siecle. Paris: Nathan.
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Sabatier, R. (1988). Histoire de la poésie française. Paris: Albin Michel.
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van Tieghem, P. (1968). Les grandes doctrines littéraires en France. Paris: PUF.
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Zatloukal, A. (1995). Studie o francouzském románu. Olomouc: Votobia.
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