DVQ063 Close-reading of Classical Comedy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eliška Kubartová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Mon 14:00–15:40 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 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/12
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to shed light on the process of cultural borrowing from the Greek comic tradition to the Roman genre of palliate to the classic comedy of Moliere. The process will be illustrated on the example of three plays which will be close-read and discussed in the classes, i. e. Menander´s Dysokolos, Plautus´ Menaechmi and Shakespeare´s Comedy of Errors.
Syllabus
  • Lecture and seminar: class attendance and class work is required!
  • 1. Introduction to Ancient Comedy as a genre.
  • 2. The close reading of the Aulularia.
  • 3: Comparison with Shakespeare´s Comedy of Errors
Literature
    required literature
  • SHAKESPEARE, William. The comedy of errors. Edited by R. A. Foakes. London: Routledge, 1994, lv, 117. ISBN 0415027497. info
  • MENANDROS. Komedie pro všední den. Translated by Karel Hubka - Eva Stehlíková. Vydání první. Praha: Svoboda, 1983, 409 stran. info
  • PLAUTUS. Amfitryon a jiné komedie. Edited by Eva Stehlíková, Translated by Vladimír Iren Businský. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1978, 607 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • The Oxford handbook of Greek and Roman comedy. Edited by Michael Fontaine - Adele C. Scafuro. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, xiv, 894. ISBN 9780199743544. info
Teaching methods
homework; class reading and discussion
Assessment methods
essay (minimum of 10,000 characters including the spaces)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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