Comparative Literature Studies 03-AP-CLS

On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- identify and characterise the most important trends of comparative literature studies,
- characterise the historical and contemporary context of comparative literature studies,
- read dissertations on comparative literature theory,
- use terminology specific to comparative literature research,
- apply a chosen comparative method in literary analysis.

Assessment criteria:

very good (bdb; 5,0): very good knowledge of the basic issues of comparative literature theory, awareness of their historical changeability, very good ability to use this knowledge critically to analyse and interpret literary and artistic texts, high ability to construct a coherent and correct statement concerning comparative issues, high awareness of the connections between comparative literature theory and methodological contexts.

good plus (+db; 4,5): good knowledge of basic issues in comparative literature theory, awareness of their historical changeability, high ability to use this knowledge critically to analyse and interpret literary and artistic texts, good ability to construct a correct and coherent statement concerning comparative issues, satisfactory awareness of the connections between comparative literature theory and methodological contexts.

good (db; 4,0): good knowledge of basic issues of comparative literature theory, satisfactory awareness of their historical changeability, above-average ability to use this knowledge critically to analyse and interpret literary texts, ability to construct a statement concerning comparative issues; minor mistakes or slight shortcomings in the range of possessed knowledge and ability to use it.

satisfactory plus (+dst; 3,5): satisfactory knowledge of basic issues of comparative literature theory, ability to apply them in the analysis and interpretation of literary works, initiative to start a statement concerning comparative issues. Shortcomings in the range of knowledge are given, however they do not disallow solving the given comparative problem.

satisfactory (dst; 3,0): basic knowledge of the main issues of comparative literature theory, attempts to use comparative categories in the analysis and interpretation of literary works. Significant shortcomings in theoretical and practical competence, requiring the teacher's help in undertaking analytical and interpretative activities, but not making them impossible.

unsatisfactory (ndst; 2,0): unsatisfactory knowledge of basic issues of comparative literature theory, insufficient ability to define and use them, and further shortcomings in terms of educational results defined for the course.

Reading list:
‒ Susan Bassnett, Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction, OUP, Oxford, 1992.
‒ Comparative Literature in the age of Multicultuturalism, ed. Ch. Bernheimer, E. Apter, K. A. Appiah, E. Ahean, Johns Hopkins University Press 1994.
‒ Gayatri Chakravarthy Spivak. Death of a discipline, New York Columbia, UP 2003.
‒ Pascale Casanova, The world republic of letters. Harvard Univiersity Press 1999.
‒ Franco Moretti, Atlas of the European Novel, Verso Books 1999.
‒ David Damrosch. What is world literature. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003.
‒ Paul Jay. Global Matters. The Transnational Turn in Literary Studies, Carnel Univ. Press, 2010.
‒ Emily Apter, he Translation Zone : A New Comparative Literature, Princeton University Press 2005.
‒ Maria Todorova, Imagining the Balcans, Oxford University Press 1997.
‒ Bozidar Jezernik, Wild Europe: The Balkans in the Gaze of Western Travellers, Saqui Books 2004.
‒ The Princeton Sourcebook In Comparative Literature: From the European Enlightenment to the Global Present. Ed. By D. Damrosh, N. Melas, M. Buthelezi. Princeton University Press 2009.

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