Course: Introduction to Theory of Literature

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Course title Introduction to Theory of Literature
Course code KRI/UTL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, Italian
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Špička Jiří, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Ritterová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is taught by scholars dealing with theory of literature of Romance literature. 1. The specialisations of the theory of literature. The place of the literature in modern culture 2. Genres and forms 3. Forms of the poetry, versology 4. Drama 5. What the literature is like, modality of the existence of the literature. Tradition and evolution of the literature. 6. The fiction 7. Theory of novel, types of plots, chronotopes 8. Characters 9. Space; fictional world. 10., 11. Modern methods of research (deconstruction, semiology, phenomenology, archetypes etc. 12. Introduction to the philology and textual criticism

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course si to provide students with knowledge of basic theories of origin and functions of literature. Inner rules of the literatary text.
Knowledge of the basic theories of literary criticism. Competence to find and use the ideal theoretical elements while working with concrete text.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Essay, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary)

The student's active participation in the course and fulfilment of all the requirements set by the teacher during the course.
Recommended literature
  • A. Balduino. (1995). Manuale di filologia italiana. Sansoni, Firenze.
  • A. Marchese. (193). L?officina del racconto. Mondadori, Milano.
  • C. Segre. (1992). Avviamento all?analisi del testo letterario. Einaudi, Torino .
  • F. Brioschi, C. Di Girolamo. (1984). Elementi di teoria letteraria. Principato, Milano.
  • P. G. Beltrami. (1998). La metrica italiana. Mulino, Bologna.


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