FPF:UBKC0007 World literature 1 - Course Information

UBKC0007 World literature 1

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Martin Pilař, CSc.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – 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

• Czech Literature (programme FPF, B7310 Filo)
• Czech language and literature in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B6107 HuSt)
• Czech language and literature in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B7310 Filo)
• Cultural History (programme FPF, B7105 HiVe)
• History (programme FPF, B7105 HiVe)
• History (programme FPF, M7105 HiVe)
• Library Science (programme FPF, B7201 InSK)
• Cultural dramaturgy with the focus on theatre (programme FPF, B8203 DrUm)
• Secondary school teacher training in general subjects with specialization in Czech (programme FPF, M7504)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the the history of world literature since the antiquity till the period of modernism in 19th century. Key authors, their works as well as the main literary movements will be discussed in detail.

Syllabus

• National and world literature
  William Shakespeare as a founder of canon of the Western literature
  Fiction and non-fiction in travellers' diaries
  Diderot and Sterne
  Modern short fiction since E.A. Poe
  American fiction and novels
  Modern poetry
  Novels since Balzac
  Modernism

Literature

required literature
• BLOOM, H. Kánon západní literatury. Praha, 2000. info
• HODROVÁ, D. Hledání románu. Praha, 1989. info
• MACURA, V. a kol. Slovník světových literárních děl 1 - 2. Praha, 1989. info

recommended literature
• PELÁN, J. Kapitoly z francouzské a italské literatury. Praha, 2000. info
• Světové literatury v kostce. Praha, 1999. info
• ZATLOUKAL, A. Studie o francouzském románu. Olomouc, 1995. info
• HILSKÝ, M.; ZELENKA, M. (edd.). Od Poea k postmodernismu (Proměny americké prózy). Praha, 1993. info
• HODROVÁ, D. Román zasvěcení. Praha, 1993. info
• ČERNÝ, V. Tvorba a osobnost II. Praha, 1993. info

Teaching methods

Lecturing

Assessment methods

Test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Active participation in the seminar (two absences are permitted), presentation of an essay.

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