Osnova sekce

  • We will discuss Gertrude Stein, "Ada": http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33403/33403-h/33403-h.htm; and two stories by Ernest Hemingway.

    Please read the English entry on Gertrude Stein on Wikipedia, and the document "modernism_lecture" in tne week above. G. Stein, even though she was an avid reader of the writers of the 19th century, decided to break from all traditions and literary conventions, and write literature anew, from the scratch. Prepare notes in groups on the basis of the following questions, after this session, put the notes into the "forum" (one longer paragraph about each writer is enough ):

    - try to analyze the style of Ada. As suggested above, compare with the narrative in "The Other Two". What are the means of narration in Ada? How does it work? You´ll probably have an impression of repetitions - watch closely for what is really repeated and what is not (in sentences). Can it have any purpose? What effect/s does it make? Does the "story" make any sense to you? Does it have any plot? 

    - As for Hemingway:

     - Read Hemingway´s stories: Up in Michigan, Soldier´s Home,  Prepare notes on the narrative and its effects upon the reader´s - your - impression. Try to differentiate between the two stories, their themes and tone. Try to compare their style with Gertrude Stein´s.

    In groups, prepare a question for the class about one of the three texts for this session.

    Prepare for the next session:

    Read poems by Emily Dickinson: I´m Nobody, The Soul Selects her own Society, Wild Nights, If Your Nerve Deny You (see internet sources)

    Try to read through the metophorics of the poems and imagine the message on the basis of both literal and figurative meanings together (remember our discussion of metaphor and tropes in the 1st year course "Překladatelská propedeutika"; I post that chapter on metaphor below again). Pay attention to the form of the poems as well.

    Try to work in groups and find collective answers.