FF:DVQ019 Classical Theatre - Course Information

DVQ019 Classical Theatre

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eliška Kubartová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Tue 15:50–17:25 G01

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

The aim of the course is to equip students with basic information on the ancient Greek and Roman theatre and drama. At the end of the course, students will know political, social, and religious contexts of the two strands; be able to identify major dramatic and theatrical genres, and the ways they were staged.

Syllabus

1. Introduction
GREEK THEATRE
2.-3. Theatre and society (Great Dionysia, production)
4. Theatre and acting space
5.-6. Actor and chorus
7.-8. Tragedy: origin, characteristics, structure, playwrights
9. Comedy: origin, characteristics, structure, playwrights
10. Drama and myth
ROMAN THEATRE
11. Origins, republican theatre
12. Theatre and performance durinG the Empire
13. ANCIENT DRAMA ON THE CZECH STAGE

Literature

required literature

STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Řecké divadlo klasické doby. Praha: Ústav pro klasická studia, 1991, 130 s. ISBN 8090108407. info
STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Římské divadlo. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP-Koniasch Latin Press, 1993, 131 s. ISBN 8090150829. info

recommended literature

STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Divadlo za časů Nerona a Seneky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2005, 187 s. ISBN 8070081856. info
STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Antické divadlo (Ancient Theatre). Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 383 pp. Antické divadlo. ISBN 80-246-1105-8. info
LEY, Graham. A short introduction to the ancient Greek theater. Rev. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006, xii, 126 s. ISBN 0226477622
MCLEISH, Kenneth. A guide to Greek theatre and drama. Edited by Trevor Griffiths. 1st ed. [London]: Methuen Drama, 2003, x, 310. ISBN 0413720306. info
DUGDALE, Eric Kari. Greek theatre in context. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, viii, 200. ISBN 9780521689427. info
MOORE, Timothy J. Roman theatre. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, x, 174. ISBN 9780521138185. info

not specified

MCLEISH, Kenneth. A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama. London: Methuen Drama, 2003, x, 310 s.
REHM, Rush. Greek Tragic Theatre, 1994.
AISCHYLOS, a Johana KUDLÁČKOVÁ. Oresteia: tragická trilogie : premiéra 18. a 20. června 2002 ve Stavovském divadle. V Praze: Národní divadlo v Praze, 2002, 254 s. ISBN 80-7258-104-x
AISCHYLOS. Prométheus. Translated by František Stiebitz. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1969, 102 s. info
AISCHYLOS. Peršané : antické drama o jedné scéně. Translated by Vladimír Šrámek. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1954, 82 s. info
SOFOKLÉS,. Tragédie. 1. souborné vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1975, 623 s.
SOFOKLÉS. Král Oidipús :[antické drama]. Translated by Petr Borkovec - Matyáš Havrda. Vyd. 1. Brno: Větrné mlýny, 1999, 315 s. ISBN 80-86151-24-7. info
EURIPIDÉS,. Trójanky a jiné tragédie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1978, 455 s.
EURIPIDÉS. Hippolytos, a jiné tragédie. Praha: Svoboda, 1986, 453 s.
EURIPIDÉS. Héraklés a jiné tragédie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1988, 477 s.

Teaching methods

Lectures, individual reading.

Assessment methods

Credits will be given based on oral examination: the student draws a question from the given set, is allowed time to prepare the answer(s), and then discusses it with the teacher.

FF:DVQ019 Classical Theatre - Course Information

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