DVHs002 Restoration and 18th Century Theatre

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Radmila Janoušková, DiS.
Timetable
Thu 16:40–18:15 G01
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is designed focuses on the English theatre and drama of 1660-1785, focusing on key figures, repertoire and the changing acting styles.
Syllabus
  • 1) figures of the English theatre 1660-1682 2) figures of the English theatre 1682-1704 3) figures of the English theatre 1704-1737 4) figures of the English theatre 1737-1785 5) repertoire: pre-Restoration and European drama 6) repertoire: tragicomedy and the romantic comedy 7) repertoire: heroic tragedy and historical drama 8) repertoire: comedy of manners 9) repertoire: satire 10) repertoire: music theatre 11) repertoire: ballad opera 12) repertoire: sentimental comedy Important figures: chroniclers: Samuel Pepys, John Dryden, John Downes, John Dennis, Colley Cibber, Joseph Addison & Richard Steele, Thomas Betterton, Henry Fielding, Samuel Johnson, dramatists: William Davenant, Thomas Killigrew, George Etherege, George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, John Dryden, Aphra Behn, William Wycherley, John Congreve, Colley Cibber, John Vanbrugh, Susanna Centlivre, George Farquhar, Henry Fielding, John Gay, Oliver Goldsmith, Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Výuka probíhá formou seminářů, kombinovaných s přednáškami. Hodnocení založeno na prezentacích v seminářích a na závěrečném písemném testu.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=2154
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