Arabic literature 3600-7-AR2-LA2
New trends in poetry: romanticism, modernism.
The development of prose : romanticism, realism, analytical trend (existentialism, surrealism, symbolism). Their representatives.
The impact of the revival of the Arab East on the Maghreb countries. New Literature in the Arab West: Berber Influence, Mysticism, Religious Fraternities and Cultural Centers, Universities. Colonialism and the development of literature. Literature written in French and Arabic.
The Palestinian problem and its impact on the literature of the Arab world. Literature of occupied Palestine. Literary activity in exile, occupied territories and Israel.
The development of visual arts and dramaturgy.
Characteristics of the latest trends in Arabic literature. The problem of political and religious censorship. Emigration. Islamic Literature. The current conflicts and changes reflected in Arabic literature.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Student:
K_W04 has basic knowledge in the range of theory of humanities (literary studies or linguistics or history) necessary to understand chosen cultural aspects
K_W05 has detailed and organized knowledge of literature and writings of Arab countries; can name and characterize most important phenomena/trends/literary texts/writings of Arab countries
K_W10 basic cultural phenomena of Arab countries
K_W15 has rudimentary knowledge of translation rules from Arabic into Polish
K_W16 demonstrates basic grasp of contemporary cultural life of Arab
countries
K_W18 knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of chosen theories and schools of research within the scope of cultural and literary studies, linguistics, philosophy and religion studies and history
K_W19 knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of local traditions in Arab countries
Student is able to:
K_U02 indicate sources of cultural differences of Oriental and African countries
K_U06 read, analyze and interpret literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) and appropriately place them in their cultural context
K_U07 can compare and perceive interrelations between chosen literary texts and other works of culture of Arab countries (film, press, social writing) and the issues within the scope of tradition and modern times
K_U10 can indicate most important intellectual problems, dilemmas, aesthetic preferences taking shape inside the culture of Arab countries
K_U14 can translate literary texts and writings from Arabic into Polish
K_U15 interpret key terms from a culture of Arab countries through linguistic/philological analysis
K_U17 properly function in the linguistic and cultural environment of Arab countries
K_U21 has a skill in presenting detailed aspects within the scope of cultural issues of Arab countries in Polish and in Arabic taking into consideration the intellectual tradition of Arab countries
Student is prepared to:
K_K01 understand the need to learn all one’s life
K_K04 set appropriate goals and ways to achieve them in the context of academic, professional and social activity
K_K05 make others aware of the cultural distinctness and its religious, philosophical, traditional and historical roots and its significance for understanding modern world
K_K06 sees the need of dialogue between cultures
K_K07 is aware of significance the culture of Arab countries have for the culture of the world
K_K08 acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural and linguistic heritage of Arab countries
K_K09 perceives the positive socio-cultural values of Arab countries and possibility to use them in own personal development and effective intercultural communication
Assessment criteria
attendance and participation (a student can be absent max. twice during the semester; in the case of absence due to illness, the medical certificate excusing this absence should be submitted within seven work days of the last day of the leave specified in the certificate)
Written or oral Exam
Bibliography
Opracowania w języku polskim:
Abbas Adnan, Poezja arabska (druga połowa XIX w. – pierwsza połowa XX w.), Poznań 2000.
Balwierz Ida, Poetycka wyspa pokoju. O powstaniu, działalności i światowych aspiracjach arabskiego Stowarzyszenia Apollo, Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2014.
Bielawski Józef, Jasińska Jolanta, Skarżyńska-Bocheńska Krystyna, Nowa i współczesna literatura arabska 19 i 20 w. Literatura arabskiego Wschodu, PWN 1978.
Bielawski Józef, Kozłowska Jolanta, Machut-Mendecka Ewa, Nowa i współczesna literatura arabska 19 i 20 w. Literatura arabskiego Maghrebu, PWN 1989.
Dziekan Marek M., Pisarze muzułmańscy VII-XX w. Mały słownik, Verbinum, Warszawa 2003.
Machut-Mendecka Ewa, Współczesny dramat egipski lat 1870-1970, PWN 1984.
Machut Mendecka Ewa, Główne kierunki rozwojowe dramaturgii arabskiej, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 1992.
Machut-Mendecka, Na szlakach Sindbada. Koncepcje współczesnej prozy arabskiej, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2009.
Janabi Hatif, Teatr arabski. Źródła historia, poszukiwanie, Dialog, Warszawa1995.
Kitab Shakir, Twórczość Ghassana Kanafaniego jako martyrologia Palestyńczyków, Bydgoszcz 2003.
Al-Khatib Małgorzata, Cóż wam Pozostało? Losy Palestyńczyków, Dialog, Warszawa 2002.
Michalak-Pikulska Barbara, Zarys współczesnej nowelistyki krajów Półwyspu Arabskiego. Wybrane zagadnienia i teksty źródłowe, Kraków 2000.
Michalak-Pikulska Barbara, Współczesna poezja Emiratów Arabskich, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2010.
Pfabé-Kamal Teresa, O początkach powieści egipskiej, Wydawnictwo Askon, Warszawa 2010.
Sh’hadeh Yousuf, Powieści Ghassana Kanafaniego. Bohaterowie – ich świat, dramaty i nadzieje, Kraków 2003.
Miraże i oazy. Su’ad as-Sabah i inne poetki kuwejckie, tłum. Magdalena Kubarek, Elipsa, Warszawa 2006.
Siwiec Paweł, Wiersz arabski. Ewolucja formy, Księgarnia akademicka 2017.
Skarżyńska-Bocheńska Krystyna, Adonis. Obrazy, myśli uczucia, Dialog, Warszawa 1996.
Wather Wiebke, Historia literatury arabskiej, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2008.
Opracowania w języku angielskim:
Adnan Abbas, Poetry of the Arab East After 1945, Wydawnictwo UAM, Poznań 2005.
Allen. Roger. 2000. Introduction to Arabic Literature. Port Chester: Cambridge University Press.
Allen, Roger. 1995. The Arabic novel: an historical and critical introduction.
Badawi, Muhammad Mustafa. 2006. Modern Arabic Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Starkey, Paul. 2006. Modern Arabic Literature. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
The list of obligatory translations of contemporary novels will be provided during the first class
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