UBKD0007 Introduction to the world literature 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Chrobák, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the the history of world literature since the antiquity till the period of modernism in 19th century. Key authors, their works as well as the main literary movements will be discussed in detail.
Syllabus
  • National and world literature
    William Shakespeare as a founder of canon of the Western literature
    Fiction and non-fiction in travellers' diaries
    Diderot and Sterne
    Modern short fiction since E.A. Poe
    American fiction and novels
    Modern poetry
    Novels since Balzac
    Modernism
Literature
    required literature
  • MACURA, V. a kol. Slovník světových literárních děl 1 - 2. Praha, 1989. info
  • STUPKA, V. Uvedení do dějin světových literatur. Brno, 1974. info
Language of instruction
Czech
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: Cvičení 4 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Active participation in the seminar (two absences are permitted), presentation of an essay.
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 2018.
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