Teory of literature 3221-S2-FBA-TL11
Course Syllabus (Topics):
The Concept of Literariness: Areas of literary theory; relations between theory, literary history, and literary criticism. Methodological schools in the study of the Belarusian literary corpus (from formalism to postcolonial studies and reception theory).
Ontological Structure and Status of a Literary Work of Art: The mode of existence of a text and its layers within the context of Belarusian publishing and censorship history.
Semiotics of the Work and Literary Communication: The communication model, cultural codes, and semiotic concepts of interpretation applied to Belarusian poetry and prose.
Mimesis vs. Diegesis: The concept of imitation, telling, and representation within the textual structure.
Fictionality and the Represented World: The problem of representation, realism vs. socialist realism, and secondary modeling of the world. Literary fiction as a constitutive feature vs. the problem of documentary writing (e.g., in war prose and non-fiction testimonies).
The Function of Language in a Work of Art: Structural elements of literary discourse, stylistic devices, diglossia/bilingualism, and speech modeling.
Elements of Genology: Genre evolution in Belarusian literature and genre hybridization (e.g., the Polesian chronicle, documentary poem).
Rhetoric and Poetics: Stylistic figures vs. poetics; the theoretical concept of lyricism and the specificity of the Belarusian national revival.
Drama in the Context of Communication Theory: Performative language, theatrical and literary theories of drama (based on classic Belarusian playwriting and engaged theater).
Narrative Theory (Narratology): The concept of narration, models of narrative situations, structure, and poetics of the story.
Time and Space (Chronotope): Categories of time and space in a literary work; geopoetics and the construction of mythical spaces (e.g., Polesia, Vilnius, Minsk).
Student Workload (ECTS):
30h – class attendance
45h – class preparation, including reading assigned theoretical texts and works from the Belarusian literary corpus
15h – preparation for the final exam/assessment
Total hours: 90h (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits)
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Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
The student knows:
to a greater extent the specific and methodological specificity of literary studies
in a deepened degree, literary terminology, also in the field of advanced detailed knowledge
to a greater extent appropriate to the various research schools rules for the interpretation of cultural products
to a deeper extent the main directions of development of literary studies and the most important contemporary trends
The student can
formulate and analyze research problems in the field of literary studies, select innovative research methods and tools, and develop and present results, also in unpredictable conditions
to a greater extent appropriate to the various research schools rules for the interpretation of cultural products
to a deeper extent the main directions of development of literary studies and the most important contemporary trends
The student is ready:
formulate and analyze research problems in the field of literary studies, select innovative research methods and tools, and develop and present results, also in unpredictable conditions
formulate and test hypotheses related to simple research problems in the field of literary studies
Assessment criteria
Oral exam
Number of questions: 3.
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 from outside the curriculum, reading knowledge from outside the reading list, references to world literature.
Bibliography
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2. J. Culler, Teoria literatury, tłum. M. Bassaj, Warszawa 1998.
3. A. Burzyńska, M. P. Markowski, Teorie literatury XX wieku. Podręcznik, Kraków 2006.
4. R. Ingarden, Szkice z filozofii literatury, Kraków 2000.
5. A. Compagnon, Demon teorii. Literatura a zdrowy rozsądek, tłum. T. Stróżyński, Gdańsk 2010.
6. D. Korwin-Piotrowska, Poetyka – przewodnik po świecie tekstów, Kraków 2011.
7. T. Eagleton, Teoria literatury. Wprowadzenie, tłum. B. Baran, Warszawa 2015.
8. D. Zdunkiewicz-Jedynak, Wykłady ze stylistyki, Warszawa 2008
9. Teorie literatury XX wieku. Antologia, red. A. Burzyńska, M. P. Markowski, Kraków 2006.
10. Problemy teorii literatury, S. 1–4., Wrocław 1987-1998 [wydania późniejsze].
11. Sztuka interpretacji, wybór i opracowanie H. Markiewicz, Kraków 1971-1973, t. I-II.
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