UBKKM025 Overview of the world literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Pilař, CSc. (lecturer)
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
Course objectives
Overview of the main tendencies and key authors of literature since the ancient times till 21st century.
Syllabus
  • Modernism
    J. Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, V. Woolf
    Middle European novel according to Kundera
    Jazz age novels
    Angry young men
    Neorealism
    Magic realism
    German prose of G. Grass
    Russian samizdat prose
    Science fiction
    Detective stories, thrillers, horrors
    Fantasy literature
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BLOOM, H. Kánon západní literatury. Praha, 2000. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, I. Světové literatury 20. století v kostce. Praha, 1999. info
  • PROKOP, V. Přehled světové literatury 20. století. Sokolov, 1998. 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
  • HODROVÁ, D. Hledání románu. Praha, 1989. info
  • MACURA, V. a kol. Slovník světových literárních děl 1 - 2. Praha, 1989. 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.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 2 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Active participation in the seminar (two absences are permitted)
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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