Course: Basis of narratological analysis

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Course title Basis of narratological analysis
Course code KBH/VS21B
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrabal Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Seminar Topics: Topic 1: What Is a Story? Reading: Barthes, Roland: "Úvod do strukturální analýzy vyprávění". In: Znak - struktura - vyprávění. Brno 2002, pp. 9-43. Topic 2: Textual Analysis (Focusing on the previous topic) Fiction: Jiří Kratochvil: "Panoráma." In: Brněnské povídky. Brno 2007. Topic 3: Temporal and Spatial Structure of the Narrative Text (Lecture and discussion) Reading: Genette, Gérard: "Rozprava o vyprávění. Esej o metodě". Česká literatura 51, 2003, No. 3, 4; Ryanová, Marie-Laure: "Narativní prostor". Aluze, 2010, No. 3, pp. 38-46. Topic 4: Textual Analysis (Focusing on the previous topic) Fiction: Emil Hakl: "Dva dny ze Života Evy F." In: O létajících objektech. Prague 2004; Josef Moník: "Lotr mexickej." In: Neser bohy. Prague 2004. Topic 5: Constitution of the Character (Lecture and discussion) Reading: Chatman, Seymour: "Existenty příběhu: Postava". Aluze, 2005, No. 3, pp. 80-101. Topic 6: Textual Analysis (Focusing on the previous topic) Fiction: Škvorecký, Josef: "Divák v únorové noci." In: Neuvilly a jiné povídky. Prague 1996; Lubomír Martínek: "Fanfan." In: Olej do ohně. Prague 2007. Topic 7: Constitution of the Narrator and the Narrative Addressee (Lecture and discussion) Reading: Doležel, Lubomír: "Typy narativních promluv." In: Narativní způsoby v české literatuře. Prague 1993, pp. 9-42. Topic 8: Textual Analysis (Focusing on the previous topic) Fiction: Jiří Kratochvil: "Smrt krále Kandaula". In: Brněnské povídky. Brno 2007; Jan Balabán: "A ptáci taky". In: Možná že odcházíme. Brno 2004. Topic 9: Focalization (Lecture and discussion) Reading: Balová, Mieke: "Fokalizace". Aluze, 2004, No. 3-4, pp. 147-154. Topic 10: Textual Analysis (Focusing on the previous topic) Fiction: Irena Dousková: "Francouz." In: Čím se liší tato noc. Brno 2004; Edgar Dutka: "Pod vodou". In: Staženi z kůže ze tmy vycházíme. Prague 2007.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the seminar is to provide insight into the functioning of narrative texts, to clarify basic narratological concepts, and to offer their definition in a form that enables a comprehensive analysis of specific narrative texts.
Students will acquire elementary knowledge in the field of narratological analysis: they will be familiarized with narratological concepts and their application to texts from Czech literature.
Prerequisites
It is assumed that students have an interest in the field and a willingness to reflect on the ways in které narrative texts are constructed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Course requirements: study of theoretical texts, reading and partial analyses of prose texts, and active participation in the seminars.
Recommended literature
  • Bílek, P. A. Hledání jazyka interpretace. Host, Brno 2003.
  • CULLER, J. (2002). Krátký úvod do literární teorie.. Brno.
  • Doležel, L. (1993). Narativní způsoby v české literatuře. Praha.
  • Chatman, Seymour. Příběh a diskurz. Brno 2008..
  • Nünning, A. Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury. Brno 2006.
  • RIMMON - KENANOVÁ, S. (2001). Poetika vyprávění.. Brno.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology for News Media Editors (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2025) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2025) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology for News Media Editors (2025) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -