General literature

general courses

The course aims to present the general regularities of the development of European literatures from antiquity to the newest times, taking into account the changes resulting from the historical and literary process. During the course, individual literary epochs (theories, manifestos, determinants, historical background) and literary trends are discussed.

. Particular attention is paid to the most outstanding lyrical, epic and dramatic works representing these trends.

The course aims to present the general regularities of the development of European literatures from antiquity to the newest times, taking into account the changes resulting from the historical and literary process. During the course, individual literary epochs (theories, manifestos, determinants, historical background) and literary trends are discussed.

. Particular attention is paid to the most outstanding lyrical, epic and dramatic works representing these trends.

1 At the beginning of literature

ancient literature - Iliad, Odyssey, King Oedipus, Antigone, odes of Horace

2 The Bible as a literary work

3 Medieval Lietratura (Song of the Nibelungs, Tristan and Isolde, Song of Roland, Divine Comedy)

4 Renaissance as a foundation for the development of European literature

(Decameron, Shakespeare - Othello, Burza, Hamlet, Don Quixote of La Mancha)

5 The beginnings of classicism - Molière - Don Juan, Pocieszne exquisite

5 Enlightenment in literature (Diderot - Winnie the fatalist and his master, Nun; Montesquieu - Persian letters)

6 New Horizons - Romanticism (Goethe - Faust, The Suffering of Young Werther; Bayron - Giaur)

7 A novel of realism (Zola: Nana, Germinal; Stendhal: Red and Black; Balzac - Father Goriot, Mass atheus, F. Dostoyevsky, Brothers Karamazov)

8 Towards the 20th century (Eliot - The Waste Land, Joyse: Ulysses, Proust: In Search of Lost Time - T1 and 2, A. Bieły - Petersburg, A. Strindberg; To Damskau, H. Ibsen - The Wild Duck, Mann The Magic Mountain).

9 Nobel laureates of the 20th century (selection of texts)

the texts discussed during the classes (listed above) are required reading.

The student knows:

to an advanced extent, subject and methodological specificity of literary studies

to an advanced extent, literary terminology

to an advanced extent, 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 literary studies, select research methods and tools

to use theoretical approaches, research paradigms and concepts appropriate for literary studies while 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 your knowledge and received content

recognition of the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive problems

and practical and reaching for expert opinions

Passing in an oral form, consisting of 3 questions.

II. Scoring questions: from 3 to 0.

III. Point conversion for ratings:

4.5-5 points - dst (3.0)

5.5-6 points - dst + (3.5)

6.5-7 points - db (4.0)

7.5-8 points - db + (4.5)

8.5-9 points - very good (5.0)

9+ points - very good! (5!)

Pts. 3

Student: characterizes issues with the use of various determinants (philosophical, world-view, poetological etc.), calls on the names of representatives (including secondary ones), has detailed knowledge of the content of the readings, conducts a comprehensive analysis, gives various research positions. The statement is spontaneous, comprehensive, thoughtful, the student uses specialist terminology extensively.

Pts. 2

Student: characterizes the issue, shows knowledge of the content of the reading, analyzes. The statement is fluent, the student uses specialist terminology.

Pts. 1

Student: to a limited extent, after asking additional questions, he characterizes the subject, shows a basic knowledge of reading content, conducts analysis at the elementary level (referring only to content), lists only some representatives, indicates only constitutive features. The statement is broken; consists of unrelated information, the student requires guidance by the examiner.

Requirements for the assessment of 5!

- 3 points for every question,

- meeting the requirements for 3 points and in addition: knowledge and skills outside the curriculum, reading knowledge from outside the reading list, references to other works of world literature.