Narrative aspects and foci of Slovenian short prose

The main goal of the course is to provide students with an overview of the development of Slovene short narrative prose and place it in relation to European literary trends and to acquaint them with the basic form and content characteristics of Slovene short narrative prose in historical perspective. The course also aims to train students to understand the development of the narrative turn. Competences: students expand and deepen their knowledge in the field of narratology and short narrative prose.

The successful integration in the study course is connected with the knowledge of other literary-historical and cultural historical formations in the field of Slovenian literature and culture and linguistics.

Basic concepts in narratology.

A short narrative prose between tradition and modernity: a historical look through the periods.

Short prose innovations in individual poetics.

From humorous to grotesque: the genre of short narrative prose, line and formal lighting.

Topography of Slovenian short narrative prose.

Students are understand basic literary-historical concepts related to short narrative prose and narrative theories. They are able to problematically deal with short narrative prose in relation to literary periods, directions, currents and other literary phenomena.

• Blanka Bošnjak: Med sodobnostjo in tradicijo. Maribor: Založba Pivec, 2016.
• Jožica Čeh Steger: Ekspresionistična stilna paradigma v kratki pripovedni prozi 1914–1923. Maribor: Mednarodna založba Oddelka za slovanske jezike in književnosti, Filozofska fakulteta, 2010. Catalogue
• Gregor Kocijan: Kratka pripovedna proza od Trdine do Kersnika. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, 1983.
• Gregor Kocijan: Kratka pripovedna proza v obdobju moderne: literarnozgodovinska študija. Ljubljana: Znanstveni inštitut Filozofske fakultete, 1996. Catalogue
• Irena Novak Popov (ur.). Slovenska kratka pripovedna proza (Obdobja, Metode in zvrsti, 23). Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta, Oddelek za slovenistiko, Center za slovenščino kot drugi/tuji jezik, 2006 (5 izbrani člankov). E-version
• Miran Štuhec: Naratologija: med teorijo in prakso. Ljubljana: Študentska založba, 2000. Catalogue

Written exam. By continuously completing written assignments and actively participating in the seminar, students can obtain a 30% grade point average.

Prof. dr. Katja Mihurko Poniž is a literary historian and dramaturg who also researches short prose. She is the editor of Zofka Kveder's Collected Works.

Selected references:
MIHURKO PONIŽ, Katja. Kratka proza Zofke Kveder. Jezik in slovstvo, ISSN 0021-6933. [Tiskana izd.], 2013, letn. 58, št. 1/2, str. 73–84, 162.

MIHURKO PONIŽ, Katja. Kratka pripovedna proza Marije Kmet. V: NOVAK POPOV, Irena (ur.). Slovenska kratka pripovedna proza, (Obdobja, Metode in zvrsti, 23). Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta, Oddelek za slovenistiko, Center za slovenščino kot drugi/tuji jezik. 2006, str. 73–86.

MIHURKO PONIŽ, Katja. Pravljice starejših slovenskih pisateljic v literarni tradiciji in vzgojno-izobraževalnem sistemu. Jezik in slovstvo, ISSN 0021-6933. [Tiskana izd.], 2019, letn. 64, št. 2, str. 5–18.

KVEDER, Zofka, MIHURKO PONIŽ, Katja, MIHURKO PONIŽ, Katja (urednik). Nezbrana proza 1898–1903: črtice, povesti, novele (Zbrana dela slovenskih pesnikov in pisateljev, knj. 229). Ljubljana: ZRC, 2010. 838 str., avtorj. sl. ISBN 978-961-254-228-3.

KVEDER, Zofka, MIHURKO PONIŽ, Katja (urednik). Nezbrana proza 1904–1933: črtice, povesti, novele (Zbrana dela slovenskih pesnikov in pisateljev, knj. 256). Ljubljana: ZRC, 2013. 1.

MIHURKO PONIŽ, Katja. The reflections of feminist ideas in novels and short stories by Slovenian women writers. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, ISSN 2084-3011, 2016, no. 11, str. 143–156.

MIHURKO PONIŽ, Katja. Prva svetovna vojna v delih slovenskih književnic. Studia Historica Slovenica: časopis za humanistične in družboslovne študije, ISSN 1580-8122. [Tiskana izd.], 2015, letn. 15, št. 3, str. 577–594.