Literary Theory I

obligatory courses

-Knowledge and skills in the field of Introduction to Literary Criticism, History of Russian and World Literature.

The course is aimed: to systematize students’ knowledge and skills in the field of literary theory and methodology of literary studies, allowing critical analysis of modern interpretive strategies and choosing one's own; to expand knowledge about the connections of literary criticism with other humanities; to present major literary theories of the 20th and 21st centuries.

I. Introduction. Literature as a phenomenon of culture.

II. A literary work / text of a literary work and its functions

III. Literary theory as a discipline. The methodology of literary criticism.

IV. Philosophical foundations of a literary theory.

V. The concepts of a literary work.

VI. A literary work: analysis, interpretation, evaluation

VII. Author of a literary work and its recipients in contemporary literary criticism.

VIII. Genre theory (Genology): literary genres, the problem of satire.

IX. Aristotle’s Poetics and literary theory in antiquity.

X. Poetics and literary theory, types of poetics (historical, theoretical, descriptive)

XI. Aesthetics of classicism and baroque poetics; romantic literary criticism. Transformation of approaches in literary criticism in the twentieth centure.

XII. Literature and history: literature in history and history in literature.

XIII. Concepts of history of literature

XIV. Myth - archetype - symbol. Topos theory.

XV. Conclusions

Basic literature:

1) Anna Burzyńska, Michał Paweł Markowski, Teorie literatury XX wieku. Podręcznik. Kraków 2006.

2) Teorie literatury XX wieku. Antologia. Redakcja Anna Burzyńska, Michał Paweł Markowski, Kraków 2007.

3) Zofia Mitosek, Teorie badań literackich. Warszawa 1995.

4) Współczesna teoria literatury za granicą. Antologia, tomy 1-4. Kraków 1976.

5) Słownik literatury polskiej XX wieku. Wrocław 1992.

6) Зарубежная эстетика и теория литературы ХХ-ХХ веков. Трактаты, статьи, эссе. Москва 1987.

7) Зенкин Сергей, Теория литературы. Проблемы и результаты. Москва 2017.

8) Компаньон Антуан, Демон теории. Литература и здравый смысл. Москва 2001.

9) Тамарченко Н.Д., Теоретическая поэтика. Введение в курс. Москва 2006.

10) Натан Тамарченко, Валерий Тюпа, Самсон Бройтман, Теория литературы в двух томах. Тома 1 и 2. Москва 2004.

11) Теоретико-литературные итоги ХХ века. Том I: Литературное произведение и художественный процесс. Том II: Художественный текст и контекст культуры. Том IV: Читатель: проблемы восприятия. Москва 2003-2005.

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Knowledge:

− a student knows about the development of literary theory and its European contexts;

− a student knows the most important literary theorists, their texts and ideas;

− a student knows literary terms;

Skills:

− student knows main periods of the development of literary criticism

− a student is able to name the most important theorists, present their positions and analyse the issues raised by them;

− a student compares selected research approaches and various concepts of a literary work;

− student is able to critically evaluate and use the terms of modern literary criticisms;

Social competences:

− a student is aware of the achievements of literary theorists and their contribution to the development of literary theory;

− a student feels the need to develop their own interests in literary theory.

1 ECTS (30 godz.) - konwersatorium

2 ECTS (60 godz.) - student's own work (preparation for the test)

Work in classes (25%), semester work (25%), final test (50%)

The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences, each subsequent one requires justification. The lecturer decides on the recognition of absence.

Exceeding excused and unexcused absences by 50% of classes may be grounds to fail the course.The conditions for passing the course on the resit exam are the same as on the ordinary of exam.

If it is not possible to conduct classroom classes, classes will be conducted using distance communication tools, most likely Google Classroom and others recommended by the University of Warsaw.

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