UBKCJLBK26 Scholarly editing 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Sichálek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Sichálek, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of Czech, the familiarity with literary theory.
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
The lectures offer basic information on theory and practice of modern textual criticism, inform about terminology, determination the most valuable witnesses and establishing the initial text.
Learning outcomes
The students shall be able to describe:
what is the role of the editor,
the relationship between literary and textual scholarship (criticism).
The students shall be able to characterize:
the main theoretical conceptions using in Czech republic and in other countries.
The students shall be able:
to understand the term "initial text",
to know which type of editions are in existence,
to know what is purpose of writing the commentary.
Syllabus
  • Dilettante vs. expert.
  • The editorʼs roles and intentions. The relationship between literary and textual scholarship (criticism).
  • Manuscripts. Books. Layout.
  • Author, his historical status and book law.
  • The main theoretical conceptions of textual criticism (Editionswissenschaft, scholarly editing, critique génétique).
  • Sorts of editorʼs approaches.
  • History of the text.
  • The initial text.
  • Types of text editing.
  • ...
Literature
    required literature
  • Editologie. Od náčrtu ke knize. Praha: ÚČL AV ČR, 2018. info
  • Editor a text. Úvod do praktické textologie. 2nd ed. Praha/Litomyšl: Paseka, 2006. info
  • PISTORIUS, V. Jak se dělá kniha. Praha - Litomyšl, 2003. info
  • ŠPIRIT, M. Textologie dnes. Příručka pro začínající editory. Praha: ÚČL AV ČR, 2019. info
    recommended literature
  • DE BIASI, P.-M. Textová genetika. Praha: ÚČL AV ČR, 2018. info
  • KOSÁK, M. and J. FLAIŠMAN. Podoby textologie. Praha: ÚČL AV ČR, 2012. info
Teaching methods
Lectures (with using of PowerPoint), class discussion, group and individual project.
Assessment methods
Active participation in the seminar. The final test (it consists of 11 questions, 7 correct answers is needed to pass).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8p/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2023, recent)
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