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World Literature of 20th to 21st Century - KLIT025

Title:	Světová literatura 20. - 21. století
Guaranteed by:	Department of Ecclesiastical History and Literary History (26-KCD)
Faculty:	Catholic Theological Faculty
Actual:	from 2023
Semester:	summer
E-Credits:	3
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	Czech
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan

Guarantor:	Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s):	Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D.
Incompatibility :	KDKU284
Is incompatible with:	KDKU284

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Annotation -

Last update: Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D. (23.01.2023)

The lecture offers an introduction to the canon of European literature and its development over the last 100 years. In several in-depth probes it creates an outline which allows the students to understand the transformations of poetics, themes and key genres of the 20th and 21st centuries and selected works of the most prominent authors.

Aim of the course -

Last update: Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D. (14.07.2023)

The aim of the course is:
To deepen students' understanding of the history of world literature in the 20th and 21st centuries.
To encourage students to engage in independent reading by selecting six works for the World Classics.
To assess students' ability to formulate their own opinions on the literature of the period through the completion of a seminar paper.

Literature -

Last update: Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D. (14.07.2023)

HILSKÝ, M.: Modernisté. Torst, Praha 1995.

HILSKÝ, M.: Současný britský román. H & H, Jinočany 1992.

HONZÍK, J.: Dvě století ruské literatury. Torst, Praha 2000.

HRALA, M.: Ruská moderní literatura. Karolinum, Praha 2007.

KAUTMAN, F.: Franz Kafka. Academia, Praha 1996.

KŘÍŽ, J.: Postavy a světy v klasických dílech moderní prózy. Práh, Praha 2002.

LÉVY, B. H.: Sartrovo století. Host, Brno 2003.

REICH-RANICKI, M.: Mannovi. Thomas Mann a jeho rodina. Jinočany, H&H, 2010.

ZATLOUKAL, A.: Studie o francouzském románu. Votobia, Praha 1995.

Teaching methods -

Last update: Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D. (16.10.2022)

Lecturing supported by PPT presentation, materials in Microsoft Teams course, part of the meeting always dedicated to joint reading of the text. At least once during the semester complemented by a visit to current theatrical productions related to the syllabus.

Requirements to the exam -

Last update: Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D. (26.03.2024)

To fulfill the examination requirements, students must meet the following criteria: attend at least two-thirds of the seminars, submit a seminar paper (the assignment for which will be provided at the beginning of the course), expand their reading list to include five new works, and participate in a brief oral discussion based on the expanded reading list.

Syllabus -

Last update: Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D. (14.07.2023)

1. Franz Kafka. Anna Akhmatova. Alienation. A journey to the heart of modern humanity.

2. Marcel Proust. Virginia Woolf. Modernism and the experimental use of time.

3. Thomas and Heinrich Mann. Politics and literature.

4. George Orwell and Clive Staples Lewis. Science fiction, dystopia, and utopia.

5. Graham Greene and William Golding. The Other Side of Humanity.

6. Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The Beat Generation.

7. J. R. R. Tolkien and Ursula K. Le Guin. The Return of Myth.

8. Mikhail Bulgakov. Chingiz Aitmatov. Magical Realism.

9. Kazuo Ishiguro. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Transculturalism.

10. Herta Müller and Laurent Binet. History as inspiration.

Entry requirements -

Last update: Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D. (14.07.2023)

Strong command of Czech for fluent reading and discussion of modern texts. Desire to develop critical thinking skills as a reader. Basic knowledge of literary and historical contexts, or willingness to acquire it via self-study.

Course completion requirements -

Last update: Mgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D. (14.07.2023)

Requirements for gaining the credit:

1) active participation in two-thirds of the lessons

2) reading 6 texts from the list of literature, the reading of which will be tested by a brief oral examination

3) seminar work