Objectives and competences
A student gets acquainted with tendencies and styles in modern Hungarian literature, linguistically – stylistic analysis and also with introducing modernistic characteristics and vanguardism, as well as post – modernism into the Hungarian literature in a co-text of the European and universal literature.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Lectures and seminar are focused on interpretation of the most important prose and dramatic works, which were published in Hungary during the period after 1956. They deal with the works taken from a modern novel, short story and drama (Tibor Déry, Sándor Márai, László Németh, Géza Ottlik, Iván Mándi) and mention their influence on the development of a newer and/or post modern Hungarian literature. They analyse styles and tendencies in the works of contemporary Hungarian authors – schematically and socialistically coloured literature, it is the literature in the style of realism, including the literary circle „Újhold”.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures
Seminar
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the basic characteristics of the historical discourse in Hungarian literature,
- critically analyse the historical-literary production in a reception and interpretation context,
- application of modern theoretical concepts and methodological approaches to the analysis and interpretation of literary texts,
- critically analyse of construction of poetic in Hungarian literary and semi literary texts.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Capability of analytical and synthetical, as well as critical thinking and aesthetic opinion.
Readings
Szegedy-Maszák Mihály szerk.: A magyar irodalom történetei 1920-tól napjainkig. Budapest, 2007.
Rohonyi Zoltán (szerk.): Irodalmi kánon és kanonizáció. Osiris Kiadó. Budapest, 2001.
Görömbei András (szerk.): XX. századi esszék az irodalomról. Kossuth Egyetemi Kiadó. Debrecen, 2001.
Reményi József Tamás – Tarján Tamás: Magyar rodalom 1945-1995. Műelemzések. Corvina Kiadó. Budapest. 1996.
