Course: Ukrainian Literature 3

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Course title Ukrainian Literature 3
Course code KSU/7UL3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, Ukrainian
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Merzová Radana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Burlesque Realism 2. Realism and Its Representatives 3. Pantaleimon Kulish - *The Black Council* 4. Ivan Franko and Critical Realism 5. Lesya Ukrainka 6. Taras Shevchenko 7. Major Artistic Trends of the Early 20th Century 8. Characteristics of Early Ukrainian Modernism 9. The Manifesto of Modernism and the figure of Mykola Khvylovy 10. Oleksandr Oles 12. Ukrainian Symbolism and its representatives 13. Credit test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
This lecture series introduces students to Ukrainian literature of the Realist and Early Modernist periods, comparing it with developments in European literatures. It presents the most important writers and their works, including their connections with the Czech lands. During this period, literature experienced significant development in terms of linguistic sophistication and accessibility to readers, becoming a suitable medium for expressing philosophical, scientific, and political views. The central themes include burlesque-realist poetry, drama, critical-realist prose, and the emergence of modernism in Ukrainian literature. Special attention is given to figures such as Ivan Franko, T. Shevchenko, P. Kulish, H. Kvitka-Osnovyanenko, L. Ukrainka, and others. Each class includes time dedicated to interpreting works and reading excerpts.
Students will be introduced to Ukrainian realism and early modernism, their characteristics, and their most prominent figures; they will learn to interpret poems and become familiar with key works of prose.
Prerequisites
B1 level of Ukrainian. Completing the courses UL1,UL2,

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Attendance, reading, active participation in discussion, knowledge of Ukrainian on B1 level.
Recommended literature
  • Čyževskyj, Dmytro. Istorija ukrajinskoji literatury. Kyjiv. 2003.
  • Djačenko, Serhij. Ukrajinska literatura dlja inozemnych studentiv. Kyjiv. 2010.
  • Dončyk, V.H. (1994). ukrajinskoji literatury 20. stolittja u dvoch knyhach. . Kyjiv.
  • Hnidan, Oleksandr. (2005). Istorija ukrajins´koji literatuty. U dvoch knyhach. Kyjiv.
  • Kovaliv, Jurij. Istorija ukrajinskoji literatury, kinec XIX - počatok XXI stolittja. Kyjiv. 2020.
  • Najenko, Mychajlo. Chudožnja literatura Ukrajiny. Kyjiv. 2008.
  • Voznjak, M. (1992). Istorija ukrajins´koji literatury (u 3-ch tomach). . Lviv.


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): Ukrainian Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2019) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology (2025) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2025) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter