ECTS - PWSZ im. Witelona w Legnicy

The Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica - Field: Philology
ECTS credits
2
1. Course title
Introduction to Literary Studies
2. Course contents
Lecture;
Characteristic features of literature, its distinctive qualities and related arts. The study of literature and its
branches (literary theory, history of literature, literary criticism). Main structural elements of a literary work (the
notion of structure, the meaning and the way of expressing it, style and composition, problems of composition,
compositional dominant). Division into literary genres (criteria of division, distinctive features of individual
genres). Lyric genre (lyrical subject, stylistic-compositional characteristics of the lyric, types of experiences in
lyric, lyric genres). Narrative literature (narrator, main character, plot, narrative linguistic-stylistic forms,
narrative genres). Drama (construction of the world depicted in a drama, linguistic structure of a drama,
dramatic genres). Stylistics: tonal sphere of stylistic choices, lexical sphere of stylistic choices, the use of
metaphors, poetic syntax, stylization.Versology: tonal organization of literary expression (the figures of sound,
rhythmization), systems of a poem, foots in a syllabotonical poem, rhymes, strophes. Elements of the theory of
historico-literary process (regularities governing literary evolution, literary period, literary movement, poetics of
a movement).
3. Prerequisites
None
4. Learning outcomes
Gaining the basic knowledge in literary studies and the skill of analyzing and interpreting literary works.
5. Recommended reading
1. A. Kulawik, Poetyka. Wstęp do teorii dzieła literackiego, Kraków 1994;
2. M. Głowiński, A. Okopień-Sławińska, J. Sławiński, Zarys teorii literatury, Warszawa 1972;
3. B. Chrząstowska, S. Wysłouch, Poetyka stosowana, Warszawa 1978;
4. Ćwiczenia z poetyki. Pod. Red. A.Gajewskiej i T. Mizerkiewicza, Warszawa 2006;
5. Słownik terminów literackich, pod red. J. Sławińskiego, Wrocław 1998.
6. Type of course
Obligatory
7. Teaching team
Faculty of Humanities
8. Course structure
Form Number of hours Semester Year
Lecture
Classes
Laboratory
Project
Seminar
Other
30/18 I 1
Total student’s
60
workload
9. Assessment methods
Grade
10. Language of instruction
Polish
ECTS Course Catalogue 2010/2011
234