DVHc119 Czech Theatre of Romanticism

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková (lecturer), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 G01
Prerequisites
Reading knowledge of given drama texts (Štěpánek, Klicpera, Tyl, Mácha, Mikovec, Kolár, Raimund, Raupach);
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
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Course objectives
At the end of the course student is able: to name specifics of Czech romantic theatre;
explain between Czech and Austrian romantic theatre;
describe differences between individual streams and schools;
analyses particular genres of Czech romantic drama;
compare Czech and European features of romantic drama
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction;
  • 2. Historical context;
  • 3. Development of Czech theatre in National Reneisance;
  • 4. Genres of Czech romantic drama in context of Austrian drama of the time;
  • 5. Early period of J. K. Tyl, Kajetánské divadlo;
  • 6. Dramatic works of J. K. Tyl;
  • 7. Theatre manifesto of J. K. Tyl;
  • 8. Dramatic fragments by K. H. Mácha;
  • 10. J. J. Kolár;
  • 11. Romantismus in the era of Prozatímní divadlo/ Provisional theatre;
  • 12. Acting and stage in romantic period;
  • 13. Conclusions;
Literature
  • BRABEC, Jan, Drahomíra ČEPORANOVÁ, František ČERNÝ, Zdeňka JEŘÁBKOVÁ, Ljuba KLOSOVÁ, Jan MALÍK, Milan OBST, Jaromír PACLT, Václav PLETKA, Lya ŘÍHOVÁ, Eva ŠORMOVÁ and Vladimír ŠTĚPÁNEK. Dějiny českého divadla. Vydání I. Praha: Academia, nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1977, 657 stran. URL info
  • BARTOŠ, Jaroslav, Božena BRODSKÁ, František ČERNÝ, Miroslav KAČER, Josef PLAVEC, Vladimír PROCHÁZKA, Adolf SCHERL and Bořivoj SRBA. Dějiny českého divadla. Vydání I. Praha: Academia, nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1969, 429 stran. URL info
  • VONDRÁČEK, Jan. Dějiny českého divadla : doba předbřeznová, 1824-1846. Edited by Vladimír Müller. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1957, 490 s. URL info
  • VONDRÁČEK, Jan. Dějiny českého divadla : doba obrozenská, 1771-1824. Edited by Vladimír Müller, Edited by Jan Kopecký. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1956, 688 s., [5. info
  • VONDRÁČEK, Jan. Přehledné dějiny českého divadla. Praha: F. Svoboda, 1930, 214 stran. info
  • VONDRÁČEK, Jan. Přehledné dějiny českého divadla. Praha: F. Svoboda, 1930, 214 stran. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation – lecture (2 hours per week), discussion. Individual preparation – reading of texts. Individual consultation – when necessary.
Assessment methods
Written test (minimum 50% right answer to pass); Apart topics presented in lectures, test will include also knowledge of Czech romantic drama.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2013.
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