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2111147 - Poetika Milana Kundere 1

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Course title
Acronym 2111147
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      ESPB 3.0 Status
      Condition No Prerequisite Oblik uslovljenosti
      The goal The aim of the course Poetics of Milan Kundera 1 is to introduce the student to the essays and theory of the novel by Milan Kundera, which the writer discusses in five different books of essays. By mastering the theory of the art of the novel, the student prepares for later independent interpretation and analysis of the entire prose corpus of this writer, which is the content of the next course under the same name.
      The outcome The student will be able to analyze Kundera's novel theory on their own and creatively interpret Kundera's art of the novel. They will acquire the skills for comparing Kundera's poetics of the novel with works of European and world literature.
      Contents
      Contents of lectures Poetics of Milan Kundera's novel; Cervantes' underrated legacy; Oblivion of being; Final paradoxes; The function and tasks of the novel, the death of the novel, the spirit of the novel; Motive analysis of Milan Kundera's novel as interpreted by Jakub Česka; Talk about the art of the novel; Two archetypes of Kundera's novel composition; Polyphonic structure of the novel; Ways of knowing identity in novels; Kundera's essays
      Contents of exercises Conceptual, thematic, motivic, narratological, and formal analysis of Kundera's art of the novel,
      Literature
      1. Kosková Helena. Milan Kundera. Praha: H+H (H&H), 1998 (Original title)
      2. Chvatík Květoslav. Svět románu Milana Kundery. Brno: Atlantis, 1994. (Original title)
      3. Kundera Milan: Umjetnost romana. Zagreb: Meandar, 2002. (Original title)
      4. Kubíček Tomáš. Vyprávět příběh. Naratologické kapitoly k románům Milana Kundery. Brno: Host, 2001 (Original title)
      5. Češka Jakub. Království motivů : motivická analýza románů Milana Kundery. Praha : Togga, 2005 (Original title)
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      1 1
      Methods of teaching Lectures, discussions, interactive teaching, oral presentation of the analysis of the read work or observations on a given topic, writing essays, independent work.
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures 10 Test paper 70
      Practical lessons 20 Oral examination
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