Course: History of the Romance literatures

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Course title History of the Romance literatures
Course code KRF/91ARL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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.
  • Krč Eduard, doc. PhDr. Dr.
  • Voždová Marie, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Burianová Zuzana, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Nemrava Daniel, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The evolution of literary dialects to literary languages. Centres and peripheries of the literature. The public and its expectaion in different Romance areas. Common evolution tendencies in Romance literatures. Main literarary genres and main literary forms, their interpherence under the influence of single Romance areas. Problems of literary langages in the forming of national identity and cultural hegemony. Mutual reception of Romance languages. Czech criticism and Romance literatures. Evry course will be focused to one of these themes and the students will present papers. The participants are obbliged to do readings of texts from Romance literatures and to be able to analyse them. The course is supported by the project CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0179 Diverzifikace a systematizace postgraduálního studia na FF UP Olomouc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work Activities
  • Preparation for the Exam - 165 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 200 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide the student with the knowledge of the evolution of Romance literatures with a particular stress on their kinship.
Capability to use the knowledge of the evolution of Romance literatures to the research in the Romance literature which is the matter of specialisation. Capability to work with literary features in the all-Romance context.
Prerequisites
Excellent knowledge of at least one Romance literature. Excellent knowledge of at least one Romance language.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Excellent knowledge of at least one Romance literature. Excellent knowledge of at least one Romance language.
Recommended literature
  • Beaumarchais, J.-P. de, Couty, D. (1994). Dictionnaire des oeuvres littéraires de langue française I-IV. Paris.
  • Brioschi, F., Di Girolamo, C. (1993). Manuale della Letteratura italiana. Storia per generi e problemi, 4 sv.. Torino (1993 - 1996).
  • Combe, D. (2010). Littératures francophones. Questions, débats, polémiques. Paris.
  • Kom, A. a kol. (2006). Jalons pour un dictionnaire des ?uvres littéraires de langue française des pays du Maghreb. Paris.
  • Kom, A. (2003). Dictionnaire des ?uvres littéraires de langue française en Afrique au sud du Sahara I-II. Paris.
  • Lagarde, A., Michard, L. (1993). Moyen Age, XVIe siecle, XVIIe siecle, XVIIIe siecle, XIXe siecle, XXe siecle. Paris.
  • Saraiva, Lopes. (2008). História da literatura portuguesa. Porto.


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): Romance literature (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance literature (2021_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance literature (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -