Course: Introduction into the Study of Literature

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Course title Introduction into the Study of Literature
Course code NIZ/1UVLT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Engelbrecht Wilken, prof. Dr. cand. litt.
  • Brázdová Toufarová Eva, PhDr.
Course content
he course is divided in 12 lessons and recapitulation. 1) Beginnings and Middle Ages 2) High Middle Ages 3) Later Middle Ages and the Chambers of Rhetoric 4) Renassiance literature 5) The Golden Age 6) Enlightenment 7) The 19th century 8) The first modern movements: the Eighties and Van Nu en Straks 9) Beginnings of the 20th century and the period between the World Wars 10) The Second World War and the Fifties 11) The Sixties and Seventies 12) Newest period 13) Recapitulation In every lesson one to two texts will be nearer commented, if present, Czech and/or Slovak translations will be dsitributed. The presentations and the tetxts will be at disposition in moodle.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to give (in Czech) a survey of Dutch and Flemish literature from the beginnings (8th century AD) till present time.
Survey of the basic handbooks of Dutch and Flemish literature. Basic knowledge of literary theory and a survey of the history of Dutch and Flemish literature.
Prerequisites
Attendance in the lessons. The maximum number of admissible absences is 2.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Presence in the hours. A maximum of two absences is allowed. Study of the distributed texts. During the first year the student should read 20 books in Czech or Slovak translation. Every month two reading reports should be handed in.
Recommended literature
  • Adam Bžoch. (2010). Krátke dejiny nizozemskej literatúry. Ružomberok.
  • Adam Bžoch. (2018). Stručné dějiny nizozemské literatury. Olomouc.
  • Haman, A. (1999). Úvod do studia literatury a interpretace díla. Jinočany: H&H.
  • Veronika ter Harmsel-Havlíková (ed.). (2011). Holandská čítanka. Gutenbergova čítanka současné prózy z Nizozemska. Praha.
  • Wilken Engelbrecht, Lianne Barnard, Lucie Smolka Fruhwirtová, Martina Vitáčková a Eva Brázdová Toufarová. (2015). Dějiny nizozemské a vlámské literatury. Praha.


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): Practical Dutch Philology (2015) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer