Course: Literary Text Analysis

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Course title Literary Text Analysis
Course code KRI/ALT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Italian
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.
  • Marini Alessandro, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Analysis of love lyrics 2. Versological solutions and free verse 3. Interpretative literature 4. The Epic and the Romance 5. From the exemplary literature to the novella 6. Modern psychological short story 7. Fantasy 8. Essayistic literature 9. The poetics of the pastiche 10. The transformations of the language innovation 11. On the borders of popular genres 12. The question of macrotext

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to enhance the ability of analyzing valuable literary texts, selected from the canon of Italian literature or from the contemporary literature. When reading and analyzing the texts we are going to focus on their genre, language and geographical characteristics; we are going to define the kind of the recipient and the purpose for which the texts have been written; we are going to study the relation with other texts by the same author, with other texts from the same period and with the literary tradition. We are going to analyze the literary structure of the texts, their effect on the reader, the use of the rhetorical devices, of the euphony, the author's originality.
The students will enhance their ability of analyzing valuable literary texts, selected from the canon of Italian literature or from the contemporary literature. The students will be able to define their genre, language and geographical characteristics, to guess the kind of the recipient and the purpose for which the texts have been written, the relation with other texts by the same author, with other texts from the same period and with the literary tradition. The students will also learn to analyze the literary structure of the texts, their effect on the reader, the use of the rhetorical devices, of the euphony, the author's originality. The students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge on other literary texts.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

Participation in lectures and seminars, reading specified literary and scientific texts, preparing for the exam, passing the exam.
Recommended literature
  • A. Balduino. (1995). Manuale di filologia italiana. Sansoni, Firenze.
  • Bloom, H. (2000). Kánon západní literatury. Prostor, Praha.
  • Brioschi, F., Di Girolamo, C. (1984). Elementi di teoria letteraria. Principato, Milano.
  • Compagnon, Antoine. (2009). Démon teorie. Literatura a běžné myšlení. Brno.
  • CULLER, J. (2002). Krátký úvod do literární teorie.. Brno: Host.
  • Eagleton, T. (2005). Úvod do literární teorie. Praha: Triáda.
  • Eco, U. Teorie sémiotiky. Brno 2004.
  • Frye, N. (2003). Anatomie kritiky.. Brno: Host.
  • Chatman, S. (2008). Příběh a diskurs. Host, Brno.
  • L. Doležel. (2003). Heterocosmica. Karolinum, Praha.
  • Marchese, A. (1983). L'officina del racconto. Mondadori, Milano.
  • Segre, C. (1992). Avviamento all?analisi del testo letterario. Einaudi, Torino.
  • Šklovskij, V. (2003). Teorie prózy. Akropolis, Praha.
  • Wellek, R. a Warren, A. (1996). Teorie literatury.. Olomouc: Votobia.


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): Italian Language and Culture (2021_2024) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Philology (2016) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter