The course will cover the following topics: 1. Introduction to comparative literature and reception aesthetics: delimitation of the terms "influence", "reception", "intertextuality" and others. 2. Cultural and political relations from the Middle Ages up to the 19th century (John of Bohemia, Charles IV, Guillaume de Machaut, reflection of the French Revolution and the Enlightenment, ...) 3. Origin of "francophilia" in the Czech Lands (from 2nd half of 19th century to 1918): Neruda, translations of Vrchlický and the Lumírovni group, Modern revue, establishment of French alliance, Czech painters in Paris (Braunerová, Pinkas, Čermák, Kupka, Mucha and others), Claudel as a consul in Prague, "francophilia" of Josef Florián's work, Apollinaire's Zone... 4. The golden age of Czech-French relations (1918-1938): the role of France in the establishment of the independent Czechoslovakia, Ernest Denis - the origin of French Institute of Prague, Czech sections in French secondary schools, "French" magazines La Revue française de Prague and L´Europe centrale, intelectual and creative exchanges and relationships (the surrealists Nezval-Breton, Weiner and the group le Grand Jeu, the catholics Florian-Bloy, Reynek-Renaud, Čep-Pourrat, Bernanos), translations of French literature (H. Jelínek, K. Čapek, J. Zaorálek and others), criticism influenced by France (F.X. Šalda, V. Černý), Munich Agreement and the disruption of Czech-French relationships... 5. The relationships after the war: Czech exil in France after 1948 (Čep, Peška, Kolár, Tigrid) and after 1968 (Linhartová, Kundera, Liehm, Král, Čerepková, Vladislav), the official relationships during the communist era, revival of the relationship after 1989 6. The Czech reality as reflected in French literature and the reception of Czech literature in France
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Semestral Work
- 25 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 50 hours per semester
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The objective of this course is to make the students familiar with the milestones of the Czech-French relations from the Middle Ages up to the present time. The main focus will be put on the golden age of the interwar era, when the political and cultural ties between both countries were extraordinarily strong. Using the real material, the students will also get acquainted with the basic terms from comparative literature, reception aesthetics and translation studies (influences, inspiration, reception, etc.).
- to understand the development of Czech-French relations in the context of historical, social and cultural changes - to learn the basic terms from and the methodology of comparative literature and theory of reception
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