Course-Unit Outline Form COURSE TITLE Picture The Work of Ivo Andric Ivo Andric (1892-1975) is a major twentieth-century European writer, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. Although most of his novels and stories are set in his native Bosnia, and during Ottoman rule, the contemporary reader discovers timeless and universal meanings beneath their apparent exoticism. Born in Bosnia, having studied in Vienna and Krakow and having lived in several European cities as a Yugoslav diplomat between the two wars, Andric was well placed to observe the clashes of Europe’s ‘short twentieth century’. This course focuses on Andric’s novels and stories not contained in other courses in Serbian/Croatian literature at SSEES, offering the students an opportunity to acquire a general overview of his work. We will read two novels and a selection of seven stories. In addition to that, by interpreting the two essays on the Spanish painter Goya we will try to understand Andric’s ideas of the nature of art and the role of artist. PRELIMINARY READING 1. Travnicka hronika 2. Gospodjica 3. Anikina vremena 4. Most na Zepi 5. Pismo iz 1920. godine 6. Nemirna godina 7. Bife ‘Titanik’ 8. Zena na kamenu 9. Robinja 10. Razgovor s Gojom 11. Goja Secondary literature: 1. Hawkesworth, E. C., Ivo Andric, Bridge Between East and West, 1984 2. Hawkesworth, E. C. (ed.), Ivo Andric. Conference Proceedings, 1985 3. Eekman, Thomas: »The Later Stories of Ivo Andric«, SEER, 48 (1970), 341-26. 4. Rosslyn, Felicity: »The Short Stories of Ivo Andric: Autobiography and the Chain of Proof«, SEER, 67, i (1989), 29-41. 5. Vanita Singh Mukerji: Ivo Andric: A Critical Biography, Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, 1990. 6. Ivo Andric: Pripovedaceva estetika, Nolit: Beograd, 1979. 7. Predrag Palavestra: Skriveni pesnik, Beograd: Slovo ljubve 8. Zbornik o Andricu, ed. Radovan Vuckovic, Beograd: SKZ, 1999. 9. Delo Ive Andrica u kontekstu evropske culture i knjizevnosti, Beograd: Zaduzbina Ive Andrica, 1981. 10. Zbornik radova o Ivi Andricu, Beograd: SANU, 1979. 11. Vida Taranovski-Johnson: ‘Bosnia Demythologized. Character and motivation in Ivo Andric’s Stories ‘Mara Milosnica’ and O starim i mladim Pamukovicima’, Die Welt der Slaven, 25 (1981): 98-108. Course-Unit Outline Form Title: The Work of Ivo Andric Course Code: Course-unit value: 0.5 cu Availability: Annual Open to: Second and fourth year students with reading knowledge of Serbian/Croatian. This course is open to both one- and two term affiliates with the appropriate language knowledge. Course leader: Zoran Milutinovic
[email protected] Aims: 1. To examine the work of Ivo Andric in its cultural, political and historical context. 2. To analyse two novels, seven stories and two essays by Ivo Andric. Objectives: By the end of the course, you will have acquired: 1. A broad overview of Andric’s work and his understanding of art in general, focusing on literature. 2. An in-depth knowledge of the works studied. Teaching & Learning Methods: Lectures and seminars Private study 20 125 Number of Hours: The group will meet on ………for a two-hour seminar, from …to…, in room 19, Russell Square 21-22. The teacher will introduce the topic, set it in its cultural and literary context, and outline the main points to be aware of when considering the work. This introduction will be followed by students’ presentations and discussion. One student will give a presentation each week. Preparations should be based on the topics given on the course outline, unless otherwise agreed with the teacher. Presentations will be allocated at the beginning of the term. Each student is expected to do the essential reading for each week. Presentations should last about 20 minutes, and need not be in polished prose; they can be refined and submitted later as essays. Presentation must be accompanied by an outline, which the teacher will photocopy and circulate to all other members of the class. Assessment: Coursework: Two essays of 1500-2000 words to be presented with bibliography and footnotes. The first essay to be submitted by date to be confirmed in the middle of the term, the second essay to be submitted by the end of the term. The coursework essays must be completed satisfactorily and are a necessary condition of being allowed to proceed to the written examination, but they do not themselves count towards the final mark for the course. Examination: A two hours written paper requiring answers to two questions. The examination-paper will contain questions relating to all texts studied. AFFILIATE STUDENTS: This course can be taken by affiliate students.