UBKCJLBK23 Theory of Literature and Interpretation

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Libor Martinek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Heczko, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Libor Martinek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Libor Martinek, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Ability to read assigned theoretical texts in Czech and world language (English).
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 introduce students to selected questions, concepts, methods and literary schools in contemporary literary theory.
Learning outcomes
After graduation, the student will be able to: - describe the basic concepts and questions of contemporary literary theory - characterize individual literary schools and directions - apply knowledge of the theory of interpretation and philosophy of literature to fiction texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Contexts of the birth of modern literature and literary theory. 2. What is literature, what is theory (many approaches). 3. Literature and communication - possibilities and limits. 4. Aesthetics of production - from the author's intention to the death of the author. 5. Aesthetics of the work - structure, fictional worlds, the event of meaning. 6. Aesthetics of reception - from the implicit reader to the pleasure of the text. 7. Literary history as a problem of the theory of literature. 8. The value of a literary work as a theoretical question. 9. Literary genre as a question of literary theory. 10. Rhetoric and stylistics in literary theory. 11. Literary hermeneutics - necessity and impossibility of the method. 12. What happens when we interpret? 13. Repetition of concepts.
Literature
    required literature
  • MÜLLER, R.; ŠIDÁK, P. et al. Slovník novější literární teorie. Praha: Academia, 2012.
  • CAMPAGNON, A. Démon teorie. Brno, 2009. info
  • NÜNNING, A. (ed.). Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury. Brno, 2006. info
  • PECHLIVANOS, M. - RIEGER, S. - STRUCK, W. - WELTZ, M. Úvod do literární vědy. Praha, 1999. info
  • HAMAN, A. Úvod do studia literatury a interpretace díla. Jinočany, 1999. info
    recommended literature
  • KOŽMÍN, Z. Interpretace básní. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1997.
  • CHVATÍK, K. Strukturální estetika. Brno: Host, 2001.
  • CULER, J. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Brno: Host, 2015.
  • ŠTOCHL, M. Teorie literární komunikace. Praha: Akropolis, 2005.
  • ČERVENKA, M. et al. Na cestě ke smyslu. Poetika literárního díla 20. století. Praha, 2005. info
  • ČERVENKA, M., JANKOVIČ, M., KUBÍNOVÁ, M., LANGEROVÁ, M. Pohledy zblízka: zvuk, význam, obraz. Poetika literárního díla 20. století. Praha: Torst, 2002. info
  • HODROVÁ, D. a kol. (...) na okraji chaosu...: Poetika literárního díla 20. století. Praha: Torst, 2001. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, home reading.
Assessment methods
Continuous home preparation (reading); seminar work, essay, oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8p+8s/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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