Objectives and competences
The course aims at deepening of the students' knowledge related to the thematic, poetologic, ideal, cultural, historical and philosophical aspects of Hungarian novel, which subsequently enables the students for the comparison of Hungarian novel with the context of European novel. Students are familiar with the paradigmatic works of modern Hungarian literature and they also develop skills needed for analysis and interpretation of literary texts.
Content (Syllabus outline)
The lectures discuss the most important and aesthetically profound texts of Hungarian novelists, their thematic, poetologic, ideal, cultural-historical and philosophical aspects, and also provide actualisation and interpretation of Hungarian literary (novel) production, which is subsequently put into the comparative context of the European novel.
The lectures are focused on paradigmatic texts that caused a great turn (or change) within the Hungarian literature by the end of '70s in the 20th century, when the phenomenon of the so called 'new prose' provided an impetus for renewal of the entire Hungarian literary space (production)
The lectures also deal with the fundamental functioning of the Hungarian literature within the European (poly)system with all its interesting and complex phenomena connected with the reception of 'literary repertoire' in a cultural space with totally different cultural, historical and language tradition. All this uncovers various new horizons and possibilities of reading.
Learning and teaching methods
- lectures
- seminar assignment (term paper)
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
• demonstrate knowledge of the role of literature in the cultural-historical and literaryhistorical processes,
• demonstrate knowledge on the main characteristics of Hungarian literary culture from the diachronic and synchronic viewpoint,
• demonstrate knowledge of contemporary research in the field of hungarian literary studies,
• aplication of modern theoretical koncepts and methodological approaches in the analysis and interpretation of representative texts of Hungarian literary
• analyse the phenomena and processes of the hungarian literary culture with emphasis on interculturality and integration of the literary and metaliterary production into broader social tendencies.
• are able to give an independent analysis and interpretation of literary works, also with respect to broader European context.
• can further distinguish formal and substantial characteristics of the Hungarian prose.
- understand the importance and meaning of cultural context for the development of literature.
- can compare the development of Hungarian literature and discussed texts with the development of European literature.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Students can compare the development of Hungarian literature and discussed texts with the development of European literature.
Readings
Kulcsár Szabó Ernő: Irodalom és hermeneutika. Akadémiai Kiadó. Budapest. 2000.
Thomka Beáta: Prózai archívum. Kijárat Kiadó. Budapest. 2007.
Thomka Beáta: Beszél egy hang. Kijárat Kiadó. Budapest. 2001.
SZABÓ, Gábor (ur.), SZILÁGYI, Zsófia. Hagyomány és fordulópont : Esterházy recepciója a kelet-európai régióban, Budapest: Magvető, 2017.
HEGEDŰS, Orsolya (ur.). Transzkulturalizmus és bilingvizmus = Transkulturalizmus a bilingvizmus. Vyd. 1. Nitra: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Fakulta stredoeurópskych štúdií, 2019.
Prerequisits
Hungarian on level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
