DVHs147 Kontinentální shakespearovské vlivy v raném novověku

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 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. (seminar tutor), 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 8:20–16:35 G03, Thu 8:20–9:55 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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
As early as 1585, professional English travelling players started performing in Europe, an activity lasting well over a century and one that turned out to be crucial for European drama. Shakespeare's plays occupied an important position in the itinerant repertory, complementing the collateral literary influences that Shakespeare's works had on early modern Europe. This crucial moment in cultural, literary and theatre history has been studied by a number of influential scholars since the middle of the 19th century, most importantly by Albert Cohn, Anna Baesecke, Ernest Brennecke, Otto G. Schindler, Adolf Scherl, Bärbel Rudin, Jerzy Limon, and M. A. Katritzky. The seminar, consisting of invited lectures as well as incoming papers, is aimed at presenting new findings as well as the current state of knowledge of the early modern continental influence of Shakespeare, the context in which these processes take place, and offering possible approaches and research opportunities in further investigation of the field. Relating to the current research in transnational theatrical exchange (the Theater Without Borders research group, the EuroDrama research team) and early modern theatre history of Central Europe (Theatre Institute, Prague), the seminar is envisioned to stimulate further academic interest, especially in the Czech lands where the topic has not yet been sufficiently addressed. Invited lecturers (confirmed to date): M.A. Katritzky, Richard Andrews, Christian Billing. This course is optimal for graduate and international students.
Syllabus
  • The papers will address a variety of topics that corroborate a contextual perspective of the early modern European theatre, performance, literature and culture that are relevant to the reception of Shakespeare's (and other English) dramatic works. Of interest are also dramatic and literary works that were not influenced by Shakespeare but deal with the same material (story, plot elements), thus preparing a way for the reception.
Literature
  • Robert Henke and Eric Nicholson, eds, Transnational and Transcultural Exchange in Early Modern Drama: Theater Crossing Borders (Ashgate 2008)
  • M. A. Katritzky, Women, Medicine and Theatre, 1500-1750: Literary Mountebanks and Performing Quacks, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007
  • BARTOŠ, Jaroslav. Dějiny českého divadla. 1, Od počátku do sklonku osmnáctého století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1968, 424 s. : i. info
  • VONDRÁČEK, Jan. Přehledné dějiny českého divadla. Praha: F. Svoboda, 1926, 206 stran. info
  • COHN, Albert. Shakespeare in Germany in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries : an account of English actors in Germany and the Netherlands and of the plays performed by them during the same period. London: Asher & Co., 1865, iii, cxxxv. ISBN 0548743622. info
  • Limon, Jerzy. Gentlemen of a Company: English Players in Central and Eastern Europe 1590-1660. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1985.
  • Brennecke, H., Ernest Brennecke. Shakespeare in Germany, 1590-1700. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1964
Teaching methods
The course is realized in the form of an international seminar of invited speakers and accepted papers. After two introductory lectures by the teacher, the students participate in the international symposium and have the opportunity of improving their knowledge, discussing problems with leading experts as well as developing their abilities in specialized formulations, problem discussions and processing information.
Assessment methods
The international seminar will be initiated by two introductory lectures. The core of the course is the attendance at the international seminar (12-15 Nov 2009). Seminar languages: English, German (detailed synopses of papers will be provided). Assessment will be based on written assignments (essays) based on the lectures and readings.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: This course is based on the international seminar held on November 12-15, 2009, at the Faculty of Arts (organized by Pavel Drábek). Students are expected to attend the two preliminary lectures and the seminar.
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