Course: Selected Chapters from Literary Criticism

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Course title Selected Chapters from Literary Criticism
Course code KRF/VKLK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction French
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Matoušková Jiřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course will cover the following topics: 1. University criticism; Gustave Lanson 2. Bachelard´s conception of space; the theory of four elements 3. Henri Bergson´s theory and its application on a literary work; duration, the origin of comic 4. Charles Mauron´s psycho-critical approaches 5. Structuralism and Roland Barthes 6. Poulet´s conception of time 7. Julia Kristeva

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 60 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of this course is to make the students familiar with the main stages of development of the modern French literary criticism and its main representatives.
the knowledge of the main literary critical theories and the ability to apply them on a particular text perfection of the ability to work with literary terminology development of the ability to take part in an academic discussion
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Regular attendance and active participation in the seminars. Preparation for each class, knowledge of the text to be analysed. The exam will test the student?s understanding of the individual literary critical theories and the ability to apply them on a particular literary work.
Recommended literature
  • Bergez, D. (1990). Méthodes critiques pour l´analyse littéraire,. Paris: Nathan.
  • Blanchot, M.. (1995). L´Espace littéraire, . Paris, Gallimard.
  • Tadié, J.-Y.. (1987). La Critique littériare au XXe si?cle. Paris.


Study plans that include the course
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