The Canon of the Balkan Literature - selected problems

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Central European and Balkan Studies

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Course aims:

- interpersonal: creating ability of critical evaluation of cultural phenomena and processes; skill at evaluating cultural and multi-cultural diversity; skill at combining interdisciplinary knowledge in the field of theory of culture, cultural anthropology and religious studies; forming skill at debating in a group,

- instrumental: basic knowledge in the field of literatures and cultures of countries on the Balkan Peninsula; skill at analyzing and synthesizing,

- systemic: ability to work independently; research skills; ability to construct longer oral statement; skill at writing term paper.

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Lecture with a multimedia presentation, interactive lecture, discussions, text-based work, demonstration and observation, sound and/or video demonstration.

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Course learning content:

- presentation of literature of countries on the Balkan Peninsula in chronological and typological approach on the basic level; showing crucial - phenomena and literary traditions,

- presentation of literary contexts of countries on the Balkan Peninsula on the basic level,

- presentation of literary connections between countries on the Balkan Peninsula with Eastern and Western civilization circles on the basic level,

- presentation of literary connections between countries on the Balkan Peninsula and Europe on the basic level,

- presentation of discussed literary traditions in context of national and transnational ideas,

- using properly basic notions and terms in the field of theory of literature and history of literature.

Reading list:

Lives of the Serbian Saints, eds. W. Sparrow-Simpson, W. Lowther Clarke, London – New York 1921.

An Anthology of Serbian Literature, eds. V. Mihailovich, B. Mikasinovic, Bloomington 2007.

An Anthology of Bulgarian Literature, ed. I. Mladinov, Bloomington 2007.

An Anthology of Croatian Literature, ed. H. R. Cooper, Bloomington 2011.

Lightning from the Depths: An Anthology of Albanian Poetry, ed. and trans. R. Elsie, J. Mathie-Heck, Evanston 2008.

Balkan Beauty, Balkan Blood: Modern Albanian Short Stories, ed. and trans. R. Elsie, Evanston 2006.

S. Schwandner-Sievers, B. Fischer, Albanian Identities: Myth and History, Bloomington 2002.

G. Calinescu, History of Romanian Literature, Paris1988.

The Vanishing Point that Whistles. An Anthology of Contemporary Romanian Poetry, ed. P. Doru, trans. A. Sorkin, C. Serea, Greenfield 2011.

An Anthology of Greek Prose, ed. D. Russell, Oxford 1991.

M. Todorova, Imagining the Balkans, New York 1997.

The Macedonian issue: the power of culture, the culture of power, ed. B. Zieliński, Poznań 2003.

Barac, History of Yugoslav Literature, Ann Arbor 1976.

Ch. Moser, History of Bulgarian Literature: 865-1944, the Hague 1972.

J. Rapacka, Dawna literatura serbska i dawna literatura chorwacka, Warszawa 1993.

R. Elsie, Zarys historii literatury albańskiej. Z. 2. Narodziny literatury albańskiej, XV-XVII wiek, przeł. I. Sawicka, Toruń 2004.

R. Elsie, Zarys historii literatury albańskiej. Z. 3. Albańska literatura wieku XVIII i XIX, przeł. I. Sawicka, Toruń 2004.

R. Elsie, Zarys historii literatury albańskiej. Z. 4. Współczesna literatura albańska, przeł. I. Sawicka, Toruń 2005.

M. Vitti, Historia literatury nowogreckiej, przeł. J. Wegner, M. Czarnocińska, K. Rowińska, Warszawa 2015.

H. Mirska-Lasota, Mały słownik pisarzy rumuńskich, Warszawa 1975.

D. Bieńkowska, Literatura rumuńska, [w:] Dzieje literatur europejskich, T. 1, Warszawa 1977.

K. Bąk, Mały słownik pisarzy zachodnio-słowiańskich i południowo-słowiańskich, Warszawa 1973.

V. Tapkova-Zaimova, A. Miltenova, Historical and Apocalyptic Literature in Byzantium and Medieval Bulgaria, trans. M. Paneva, M. Lilova, Sofia 2011.

On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:

- define and describe basic phenomena and literary traditions of Balkan cultures,

- characterize main contexts of Balkan literatures on the basic level,

- get knowledge on the basic level in the field of specificity of historical-literary process and models of periodization related to literature of countries on the Balkan Peninsula,

- get skill at connecting specific literary phenomena of countries on the Balkan Peninsula with analogous phenomena in other European literatures,

- get basic knowledge related to the most representative authors and literary works influencing particular literary systems of countries on the Balkan Peninsula,

- get skill at analyzing, interpreting and evaluating independently literary works of counties on the Balkan Peninsula,

- use properly basic notions and terminology in the field of theory of literature and history of literature of countries on the Balkan Peninsula.

Assessment criteria:

very good (bdb; 5,0): excellent familiarity with problems discussed during the classes; very good skills at analyzing and interpreting literary texts; very good ability to express verbally and in writing opinion related to South Slavonic literature.

good plus (+db; 4,5): as above, except for minor deficiencies and inaccuracies.

good (db; 4,0): possible larger scale of deficiencies: weaker skills at analyzing, interpreting and at expressing verbally and in writing opinion on South Slavonic literature

satisfactory plus (+dst; 3,5): satisfactory familiarity with problems discussed during the classes; average skills at analyzing and interpreting literary texts; satisfactory ability to express verbally and in writing opinion on South Slavonic literature.

satisfactory (dst; 3,0): as above, except for minor deficiencies and inaccuracies.

unsatisfactory (ndst; 2,0): unsatisfactory familiarity with problems discussed during the class.