Analysis and interpretation of literary texts

Classroom

During the course selected topics concerning the complexity of interpretation of literary works are discussed. Methods of analysis and interpretation of the text and its criticism are discussed in detail. Theoretical issues are combined with interpretative practice aimed at showing the multilevel understanding of a literary text.

Readings discussed:

Valery Briusow: In the mirror

Edgar Alan Poe Raven

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Karamazov Brothers

Mikhail Bulgakov Master and Margarita

Witkacy Szewcy

Zofia Nałkowska Border

August Strindberg Spectrum Sonata

Sławomir Mrożek Widows

J. K. Rowling Harry Potter

Student workload

30h participation in classes 1 ECTS point

45h read reading 1.5 ECTS points

15h preparation for classes and credit 0.5 ECTS points

Teksty omawiane na zajęciach

A. Burzyńska, M.P. Markowski, Teorie literatury XX wieku. Podręcznik, Kraków 2006.

Literatura – teoria – metodologia, red. D. Ulicka, Warszawa 2001 [zalecane wyd. 3, Warszawa 2006].

Z. Mitosek, Teorie badań literackich, Warszawa 1998 [i wyd. następne].

S. Skwarczyńska, Kierunki w badaniach literackich, Warszawa 1984.

The student knows:

advanced subject and methodological specificity of literary studies

advanced literary terminology

is advanced in the historical-literary process and understands the impact of historical and cultural changes on its development

The student can:

formulate and analyze research problems in the field of literature, choose research methods and tools

use theoretical approaches, research paradigms and concepts specific to literary studies when communicating with the environment

and during debates and discussions

recognize different types of literature products and conduct their critical analysis and interpretation in a broader context

The student is ready to:

critical assessment of knowledge and received content

recognizing the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive problems

and practical and reaching for expert opinions

Test

Questions: 4

Max points: 12 (4x3)

Points and marks:

6,5-8 – 3,0 (dst)

8,5-9 – 3,5 (dst+)

9,5-10 – 4,0 (db)

10,5-11 – 4,5 (db+)

11,5-12 – 5,0 (bdb)

5! - Is able to fau

ltlessy answer all questions (max points: 12), refers to knowledge not only from the teaching programme (points: 13).

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

The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences, each subsequent one requires an excuse. The lecturer decides about the recognition of the absence. Exceeding the absence of excused and unexcused absences for 50% of classes may be grounds for failing the subject. The conditions for passing the subject on the correction date are the same as on the first date.