Course: Recent Russian Literature

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Course title Recent Russian Literature
Course code KRF/NLRJ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Derková Martina, PhDr. CSc.
  • Bultasová Simona, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The characteristic of the literary situation in the 2nd half of 80th years till the present time. 2. - 3. The literature of the new wave. The reading and analysis of the story by L. Petruševská The Circle and the story by L. Ulická The Strange Children. 4. - 5. The characteristic of Russian postmodernism. The basic signs of postmodernism. The main motive in postmodern texts. 6. - 7. The representatives of Russian postmodernism. The creation of V. Jerofejev, Ven. Jerofejev, V. Pelevin and the others. 8. The analysis of the novel by Ven. Jerofejev Moscow - Petuški (return). 9. The analysis of the novel by Ven. Jerofejev The Russian Beauty. 10. The analysis of the story cycle by Tučkov The Crime Comes with Internet. 11. The analysis of the novel by Pelevin Čapajev and The Desolation. 12. The postrealism - a new literary tendency at the break of the millenary. The basic signs of postrealism, the relationship between postmodernism and postrealism. 13. The information about newest translation of Russian literature into Czech language and about the new literary scientific works of the Czech scientists about Russian philology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
orientate in the development of Russian literature of the 20th century
characterize the genre structure of Russian literature of the 20th century
define the differences between the development of 20th-century Russian literature and that of Western literature
Skills
read artistic in Russian original
analyze the text in terms of genre specificity, composition and use of means of expression
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
orientate in the literature of Russian postmodernism
characterize the genre structure of the latest Russian literature
evaluate translations of the latest literature from Russian to Czech
Skills
interpret selected works of Russian literature of the 21st century
analyze a text in terms of the use of expressive means typical of postmodernism
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Skills
Seminar
Textual studies
Individual study
Competences
Discussion
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • &. Nejnovější díla ruské literatury publikovaná v časopise. &.
  • Kursainova, A. M. Sovremennaja russkaja literatura. Čeljabinskij gosudarstvennyj universitet, 2020. ISBN 978-601-573-343-2.
  • Kusá, M., Eliáš, A., Kontrišová, M. Ruská literatúra 18. - 21. storočia. Bratislava, 2013. ISBN 978-80-224-1344-2.
  • Kuzminova, J. A., Ružickij, I. V. Sovremennaja russkaja proza - XXI vek. Moskva, 2009. ISBN 978-5-88337-184-3.
  • Nefagina, G. L. Russkaja proza konca XX veka. Moskva, 2005. ISBN 5-89349-452-0.
  • Pechal, Z. a kol. Současná ruská, polská a ukrajinská literatura. Olomouc, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3924-2.
  • Prilepin, Z. Knigočot. Moskva, 2012. ISBN 978-5-271-43958-2.
  • Prilepin, Z. Ženskaja proza "nulevych". Moskva, 2012. ISBN 978-5-271-44157-8.
  • Skoropanova, I. S. Russkaja postmodernistskaja literatura. Moskva, 2004. ISBN 978-5-89349-180-7.


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