UBKKT025 Overview of the world literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Hana Bednaříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Hana Bednaříková, Ph.D.
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
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the history of the World literature of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century as well as with the key authors, their works and literary movements in general.
Syllabus
  • Modernism and avant-gardes in the World literature in the beginning if the 20th century
    Modernist novel (e. g. J. Joyce, V. Woolf, M. Proust)
    Literary movements after the 2nd world war (existencialism, neorealism, nouveau roman, theatre of the absurd, beat generation, magic realism etc.)
    Postmodernism in literature
Literature
    required literature
  • PECHAR, J. Dvacáté století v zrcadle literatury. Praha, 1999. info
  • HUBÍK, S. Postmoderní kultura. Olomouc, 1990. info
  • MACURA, V. Slovník světových literárních děl 1, 2. Praha, 1989. info
  • de MICHELI, M. Umělecké avantgardy 20. století. Praha, 1964. info
    recommended literature
  • BLOOM, H. Kánon západní literatury. Praha, 2000. info
  • NADEAU, M. Dějiny surrealismu. Olomouc, 1995. info
  • HILSKÝ, M. Modernisté. Praha, 1995. info
  • HILSKÝ, M.; ZELENKA, M. (edd.). Od Poea k postmodernismu (Proměny americké prózy). Praha, 1993. info
  • HODROVÁ, D. Hledání románu. 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.
Teacher's information
Active participation in the course and regular reading and interpretation of literary texts.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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