Course: 20th Century Czech Literature 2

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Course title 20th Century Czech Literature 2
Course code KČJ/KB22Q
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + On-line Activities
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Vala Jaroslav, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Fic Igor, doc. Mgr. Dr.
  • Sladová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jakubíček Daniel, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course description and content: Three strictly-defined divisions of Czech literature 1948-1989: official, underground and exile. Social realism in literature and drama. Prose genres in the 1950s and 1960s. Excluded from the literature: authors and censorship. Poetry in 1948-1989. Prose of normalisation and its genres. Women literature of the period 1948-1989. Jaroslav Seifert: his internationally acclaimed work in the second half of the 20th century. New poetic generation in the framework of normalized society. Exile authors in the 1970s and 1980s. Diversity of authors and themes of "samizdat". Official and unofficial drama. Underground in the Czech literature by 1989.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Course objectives: To define historical and cultural framework of the development of Czech society in European and world context between the years 1948-1989. To specify development of Czech literature and drama of the period 1948-1989 with focus on three divisions of literature (official, underground, exile). To name and characterize notable literary and dramatic genres of the period. To evaluate the work of important authors of the period and put their work in historical context. To analyze and interpret the texts in historical context and context of author´s work. To present student´s interpretation of chosen text. To argue upon artistic value of chosen works of literature.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Časopis Česká literatura.
  • Časopis Český jazyk a literatura.
  • Časopisy Tvar, Host.
  • FORST, Vladimír, ed. (2008). Lexikon české literatury. Osobnosti, díla, instituce. sv. I., II./1., II./2., III./1., III./2., IV./1., IV./2 (1985, 1993, 1993, 2000, 2000, 2008, 2008).. Praha: Academia.
  • JANOUŠEK, Pavel, ed. (2007). Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. I. 1945-1948. 1. vyd.. Praha: Academia.
  • JANOUŠEK, Pavel, ed. (2007). Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. II. 1948-1958. 1. vyd.. Praha: Academia.
  • JANOUŠEK, Pavel, ed. (2008). Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. III. 1958-1969. 1. vyd.. Praha: Academia.
  • JANOUŠEK, Pavel, ed. (2008). Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. IV. 1969-1989. 1. vyd.. Praha: Academia.
  • JANOUŠEK, Pavel, ed. (1998). Slovník českých spisovatelů od roku 1945. sv. I., II. 1. vyd. (1995, 1998).. Praha: Brána.
  • KNOPP, František. (1996). Česká literatura v exilu 1948-1989. Bibliografie. 1. vyd.. Praha: Makropulos.
  • MENCLOVÁ, Věra, SVOZIL, Bohumil a VANĚK, Václav, ed. (2005). Slovník českých spisovatelů. 1. vyd.. Praha: Libri.
  • MOCNÁ, Dagmar et al. (2004). Encyklopedie literárních žánrů. 1. vyd.. Praha: Paseka.
  • PAVELKA, Jiří a POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. (1993). Slovník epoch, směrů, skupin a manifestů. 1. vyd.. Brno: Georgetown.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech language and literature with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech language and literature with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech language and literature with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech language and literature with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech language and literature: teaching focus maior (BB24-X) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter