| Course title | Czech Literary Culture of the 20th Century |
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| Course code | KLKS/CL20 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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Forms of the Czech literature at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Literature of the beginning of the 20th century - new poetics: esp. anarchism and so-called rebellious poetry. Czech prose after the First World War (ways of artistic reflection on war affairs); German literature in Czech countries (authors of the 'Prague's circle'). Poetry in the 1920s - the coming of the avant-garde (proletarian poetry, Literary group, 'Devětsil' and poetism. Forms of prose in the 1930s (Čapek brothers, Vančura, Olbracht, and others). Poetry in the 1930s (Halas, Holan, Zahradníček, and others). Poetry from the 1940s till the end of the 1960s. Prose from the 1940s till the end of the 1960s. Poetry from the end of the 1960s till the present. Prose from the end of 1960s till the present. An outline of Czech drama developments and theatre in the 20th century.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of this course in connection with CL19 is to cover the transitional phases at the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th century and to follow the development of Czech literature in the 20th century till today. The course concept is based on topic allocation in the course of lectures. Individual parts of the plan are designed to broaden and deepen the subject matter presented during lectures in the form of a discussion. The content of the work will reflect continual reading of both primary and secondary literary resources.
A graduate of this course should be able to think independetly of the crucial developmental moments and phases of Czech literature of the 20th century. This qualification will emerge from attended lectures and at the same time from simultaneously gained reader´s own experience. |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
KLKS/CELI1 ----- or ----- KLKS/CL19 ----- or ----- KLKS/TRAD |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination
The oral examination will focus on the knowledge of Czech literary history in the 20th century. At the exam, the list of primary and secondary literature studied is presented. Active participation in the CL20 seminars is a condition for admission to the oral examination - continual reading of reference texts, presentation of a paper on a chosen topic (submitted also in a written form). |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2015) | Category: History courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |