The latvian academy of culture

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points:

1. To read the sources listed in the list of literature, as well as attend all the seminars.

2. To pass an examination.

Literature:

1. 19.gs. ārzemju literatūras vēsture.- Liepāja, 1992.

2. Romantisma revolūcija.- R., 1996.

3. Abrams, M. H. Natural Supernaturalism: Tradition and Revolution in Romantic Literature.- L., 1971.

4. Furst, L. R. The Contours of European Romanticism.- L., 1979.

5. Furst, L. R. Romanticism in Perspective: A Comparative Study

6. Aspects of the Romantic Movements in England, France and Germany.- L. etc., 1969.

7. McGann, J. J. The Romantic Ideology: A Critical Investigation.- Chicago, London, 1983.

8. Larkin, M. Man and Society in Ninetieth Century Realism: The Terminism and Literature.- L., 1977.

9. Realism, Naturalism and Symbolism: Modes of Thought And Expression In Europe, 1848 - 1914. / ed. R. N. Srowberg.- N.Y. etc., 1968.

10. Smith, P. Public and Private Value: Studies In the Ninetieth Century Novel.- Cambridge etc., 1984.


The Name of the Course: World Literature of the 17^th and 18^th Centuries

The Scope of the Course: 48 academic hours (32 hours of lectures, 16 hours of

seminars)

3 credit points. The type of assessment – an oral examination.

The Author of the Course: Ass. Prof. Inese Karbanova, Dr. philol.

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: A successfully passed examination

in the History of Literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

The Contents of the Course: The course comprises the most significant phenomena

of the 17^th and 18^th century literature. The objective of the course is to form an insight into the development of literature, various development stages, trends, styles and genres, as well as writings and the most important works of separate authors.

The Thematic Planning:

XII.Theme	XIII.Week	Type of classes and hours
The main development trends of the 17^th century literature and art: Baroque and Classicism.	1	L2
The 17^th century in Spain. Peculiarities of Baroque and their expression in poetry (Luiss de Góngora), drama (Pedro Calderón) and prose (Francisco Quevedo Picaresque).	2, 3	L2;L2;S2;S2
17^th century in France. The theory and practice of Classicism. Pierre Corneille. Jean Racine. Jean Baptiste Molière.	4, 5	L2;L2;S2;S2
The literature of Enlightenment and its trends: Classicism, Realism, Sentimentalism and pre-Romanticism.	6	L2
Enlightenment in England. The development of the genre of the novel. Daniel Defoe and Jonathan Swift. Henry Fielding. Presentiments of pre-Romanticism. Macpherson and his “Ossian’s Song”. Lawrence Sterne.	7, 8, 9	L2;L2;L2;S2
Enlightenment in France. Alain René Le Sage and Antoine Prévost. Charles Montesquieu. Voltaire as the leader of Enlightenment in Europe. The drama theory of Denis Diderot. Jean Jacques Rousseau. Pierre Caron de Beaumarchais.	10, 11, 12, 13	L2;L2;L2;L2;S2
The peculiarities of the German Enlightenment. The role of works of J.K. Gottsched, J. Winckelmann, F.G. Klopstock, C.M. Wieland and J.G. Herder in the formation of Enlightenment literature. G.E. Lessing. The movement “Sturm un Drang” (“Storm and Stress”). F. Schiller. J.W. Goethe.	14, 15, 16	L2;L2;L2;S2;S2

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points:

1. To read the sources listed in the list of literature, as well as attend all the seminars.

2. To pass an examination.

Literature:

Skirne P. N. The Baroque: Literature and Culture in the 17th-Century Europe. - London, 1978.

Wiliams I. M. The Idea of the Novel in Europe, 1600 - 1800. - London, Basingstoke, 1979.

Durant W., Durant A. The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy. - N.Y., 1965.

Durant W., Durant A. Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England and Germany from 1756 and in the remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789. - N.Y., 1967.

Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature./ Ed. M. J. Szenczi, L. Ferenczi. - Bp., 1982.

The Name of the Course: The History of World Art in the Middle

Ages and Renaissance

The Scope of the Course: 48 academic hours (32 hours of lectures, 16 hours of

seminars)

3 credit points. The type of assessment – an examination.

The Author of the Course: Ass. Prof. Mārīte Lapiņa

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: A successfully passed test in the

History of World Art from Its Origins till Byzantine Art (the 5^th to the 15^th centuries). The knowledge of foreign languages is preferable.

The Contents of the Course: The analysis of works of art in the context of the ruling

aesthetic currents of the period. The objective of the course is to develop an understanding, assessment skills and competence in the basics of art, terminology and stylistics.

The Thematic Planning: