Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. What is Romanticism? 2. Political, social and ideological context of the epoch 3. Romanticism in England and France 4. Romanticism in Germany 5. Pre-Romanticism in Russia (N. Karamzin) 6. The origins of the Russian historical novel and the Russian romantic short story (M. Zagoskin and V. Odoyevsky) 7. V. Zhukovsky, K. Batushkov, J. Baratynsky 8. The Decembrists (poets) 9. Pushkin as a Romantic author 10. Lermontov as a Romantic author 11. Gogol as a Romantic author 11. Romanticism in Russian music and music in Russian Romanticism 12. Romanticism in Russian art and architecture
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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)
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Learning outcomes
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Students will have the opportunity to learn about the various forms of Russian Romanticism, which will be presented as a complex stream of European culture of the late 18th and the first half of the 19th century, affecting not only the arts (literature, music, visual arts and architecture), but also philosophy, politics and science. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the development of Romanticism in England, France and Germany, enabling participants to better understand the commonalities and differences in the formation of its Russian variant.
Basic knowledge of the topic, key works, relevant theme areas.
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Prerequisites
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The B2 level in Russian is required. The course is meant for all students interested in Russian culture.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance
max. 2 absences during the semester filling the tasks, preparation, active participation in a scholarly discussion
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Recommended literature
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Berkovskij, N. (2001). Romantizm v Germanii. Sankt-Petěrburg.
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Bojda, M. (2015). Herderova filosofie kultury. Praha.
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Furet, F. (ed.). (2010). Člověk romantismu a jeho svět. Praha.
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Görner, R. (2021). Romantik. Ein europäisches Ereignis.. Stuttgart.
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Kuprijanova, Je. (1981). Istorija russkoj literatury, t. 2.. Leningrad.
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Safranski R. (2007). Romantik. Eine deutsche Affäre. München.
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Zahrádka, M. (2005). Ruská literatura XIX. století v kontextu evropských literatur.. Olomouc: Periplum.
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