UCJAP007 Introduction to Literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Veronika Woznicová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – 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 course will acquaint the students with fundamental terms of literary theory. The starting point will be general considerations of literature, its relation to or distinction from other disciplines, its nature and function, as well as the function and role of language in literature. With the help of literary criticism and linguistics, the course will analyze the process of literary communication and different conceptions of the author, reader, literary artifact and its meaning. Discussions will concern the terms syzhet and fabula, typology of characters, main genres and narrative techniques, tropes and the basics of poetics (rhythm, rhyme, verse, alliteration, etc.). Matters of style and other basic terms, such as juxtaposition or intertextuality, will also be dealt with. Later on, all these terms and topics will be applied to specific texts. The aim of the cycle is to provide the students both with a solid theoretical background and practical equipment for textual analysis, which they will use in subsequent learning. Contents: 1. What is literature? 2. Author-reader-text 3. Classification of literature 4. Prose: Main features 5. Tropes and Figures 6. Narratology 7. Types of drama 8. Drama: Main features 9. Typology of poetry 10. Poetic forms 11. Prosody 12. How to write a critical essay
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Sylabus:
    1. Co je to literatura?
    2. Autor-čtenář-text
    3. Klasifikace literatury
    4. Hlavní rysy prózy: postavy, zasazení, příběh
    5. Literární tropy
    6. Naratologie
    7. Typy dramatu
    8. Hlavní rysy dramatu: Postavy, zasazení, způsob promluvy
    9. Typy poezie
    10. Poetické formy
    11. Prozodické prostředky v poezii
    12. Jak psát literární esej, způsob dokumentace
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Sparling, D., Hardy, S. a I .Gilbertová,:. Introduction to Literature, Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999. info
  • Barnet, S. a kol.:. Literature: Thinking, Reading, and Writing Critically, New York: Longman, 1997. info
  • Aristotelés:. Poetika, Praha: Svoboda, 1996. info
  • Wellek, R. a Warren, A.:. Teorie literatury, Olomouc: Votobia, 1996. info
  • Stanzel, Franz:. Teorie vyprávění, Praha: Odeon, 1988. info
  • Cuddon, J.A.:. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, London: Penguin, 1992. info
  • Štefan, F.:. Theory of Anglophonic Literatures, Prešov: Slovacontact, 1994. info
Language of instruction
English
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: Seminář 2 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Practical mastery of the subject will be tested by an essay and written exam based on the topics and texts covered by lectures and seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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