UBKC0013 World literature 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Hana Bednaříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Oskar Mainx, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Hana Bednaříková, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
each even Monday 13:55–15:30 M13
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UBKC0013/A: Wed 11:25–12:10 M13, O. Mainx
UBKC0013/B: Wed 12:15–13:00 M13, O. Mainx
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 the history of World literature since the period of modernism in 20th century till the period of postmodernism, as well as to introduce the key authors, their works and the main literary movements.
Syllabus
  • Period of modernism and avant-garde movements
    Modernictic novel (e.g. Joyce, Woolf, 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
  • Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury. Brno 2006. info
  • MACURA, V. a kol.:. Slovník světových literárních děl 1 - 2. Praha 1989. info
  • PECHAR, J. Dvacáté století v zrcadle literatury. Praha, 1999. info
  • HILSKÝ, M. Modernisté. Praha, 1995. info
  • HUBÍK, S. Postmoderní kultura. Olomouc, 1990. info
    recommended literature
  • HOUSKOVÁ, A. Imaginace hispánské Ameriky. Praha, 1998. info
  • NADEAU, M. Dějiny surrealismu. Olomouc, 1995. info
  • de MICHELI, M. Umělecké avantgardy 20. století. Praha, 1964. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Assessment methods
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Students will achieve the frame orientation in the history of World literature of 20th century and will get a competence to read literary texts.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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