Analysis and interpretation of the artistic text 3322-AIITP-OG

The course will be devoted to the analysis and interpretation of select Polish poems. It is aimed at students who not only enjoy reading poetry, but also wish to develop their sensitivity and their analytical or interpretative skills. The course will have a practical nature. Each meeting will be dedicated to the analysis and interpretation of another Polish poem. Particular emphasis will be placed on the linguistic aspects of the relevant texts.

Course coordinators

Katarzyna Zawadzka

Type of course

general courses

Prerequisites (description)

A good basis for participating in this course would be a knowledge of basic concepts from the fields of poetics, literary theory and linguistics. However, this is not required. The linguistic sensitivity and intellectual culture which characterizes students of Warsaw University will suffice.

Learning outcomes

After finishing the subject student:
- Knows basic concepts and categories from the field of poetics
- Distinguishes the analysis of a text from its interpretation
- Knows which linguistic means serve as the sound laye and semantic organization of an artistic text
- Understands how the poetic function differs from other functions of the speech act
- Reads artistic texts with pleasure and understanding
- Sees the differences between different levels of poetic utterance
- Undertakes independent analysis and interpretation of a variety of poems

- Knows how to carefully and actively listen to others
- Follows, with understanding, the train of thought of communication partners
- Selects and organizes information obtained in the process of communication
- Knows how to join a discussion, interacts with others with the goal of achieving desired communication results

Assessment criteria

Attendance, active class participation, term paper consiting of analysis and interpretation of a freely selected poem.

Practical placement

none

Bibliography

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Kamieńska Anna, 1971, Od Czarnolasu. Najpiękniejsze wiersze polskie, Iskry, Warszawa.
Kamieńska Anna, 1974, Od Leśmiana. Najpiękniejsze wiersze polskie, Iskry, Warszawa.
Mayenowa Maria Renata, 1964, O sztuce czytania wierszy, WP, Warszawa.
Politzer Heinz, 1973, Rzemiosło interpretacji. w: tegoż, Milczenie syren, tł. Jerzy Hummel, PIW, Warszawa, s. 219-246 (267-269).
Prokop Jan, Janusz Sławiński, red., 1971, Liryka polska. Interpretacje, WL, Kraków.
Ulicka Danuta, red., 1997, Analizy i interpretacje. w: tejże, Poetyka, t. 3, Wyd. Wydz. Polonistyki, Warszawa, s. 52-152.
Ważyk Adam, 1954, Mickiewicz i wersyfikacja narodowa, Czytelnik, Warszawa.