USK_09 Chapters from Theater History I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika Valentová, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Macek, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is outlined as a first part of two-semester lecture that aims at capturing the most important developmental phases of world theatre and drama. The lecture will focus on some historic and style epochs (the ancient world, Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque) as well as principal works and personalities of world drama and theatre (Sofokles, Euripides, Machiavelli, Shakespeare...), including selections from their work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to take bearings in the theatre history.
Syllabus
  • ANCIENT WORLD - Function and manner of theatre running, Greek tragedy + comedy, space, differences between Greek and Roman concept of theatre and theatre space
  • MIDDLE AGES - Religious and secular genres of medieval theatre
  • RENAISSANCE - Commedia erudita, commedia dell arte, siglo de oro, Elizabethan theatre…
  • BAROQUE - Opera, theatre designing
Literature
  • BROCKETT, Oscar G. Dějiny divadla. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1999, 948 s. ISBN 8070080965. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, homework
Assessment methods
The course ends with a written test to examine how students are familiar with the topics discussed (authors, works, principles).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in three years.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 4x za semestr.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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