UCJITBK308 Introduction to the Study of Literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Táňa Pavlíková Alešová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Táňa Pavlíková Alešová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Italian (programme FPF, ITAL-bpk)
Course objectives
The seminar aims to introduce students into the basic questions of literary study and its vocabulary. The course includes reading and speaking about a selection of major works that represent the most important authors, periods and movements of Italian literature. That`s how the achieved theoretical knowledge is put into practice through the text analysis. The seminars offer the rudiments of the knowledge necessary for further study of Italian literature.
Learning outcomes
The students have a general knowledge of the Italian literary terminology and are able to apply it in the analysis of a literary text. They know the discussed authors and their most important works.
Syllabus
  • 1. Comunicazione 2. I generi letterari: poesia e prosa 3. Le strutture narrative: fabula, intreccio, nuclei narrativi, sequenze 4. I meccanismi narrativi (narratore, prospettiva, distanza, voce); le forme del discorso 5. Tempo e spazio narrativo; la tipologia dei personaggi 6. L’immaginario della letteratura e le figure della retorica 7. La stratificazione poetica: gli strati del significante 8. La stratificazione poetica: gli strati del significato 9. Revisione, controllo delle analisi
Literature
    required literature
  • Baldi, G. et al. (a cura di). Dal testo alla storia. Dalla storia al testo. Milano: Paravia, 2002. (vybrané texty)
  • Villa, R. La letteratura e il suo pubblico. Milano: Mondadori, 1987, pp. 1310-1334.
  • Balboni, P. E., Cardona, M. (a cura di). Storia e testi di letteratura italiana per stranieri. Perugia: Guerra, 2002. (vybrané texty)
    recommended literature
  • Petrů, E. Úvod do studia literární vědy. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000.
Teaching methods
home preparation of assigned texts, work in seminars
Assessment methods
Written exam, obligatory attendance, homework, essay.
Language of instruction
Italian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 10h/s/sem.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10h/s/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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