ESA044 Aesthetic Validity of Marriage

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kristýna Celhofferová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:35 zruseno D22
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 institution of a monogamy, that is a practice and circumstance to be married to one at a time and a distinctive feature as well as "the highest wager of our culture" (Paul Ricoeur). The reading and discussing several works of classical literature will give an opportunity to appreciate just the aesthetic validity of marriage (non only ethical, economic, or civil dignity) in our age of divorce and fear from commitment.
Syllabus
  • The institution of a monogamy, that is a practice and circumstance to be married to one at a time and a distinctive feature as well as "the highest wager of our culture" (Paul Ricoeur). The reading and discussing several works of classical literature will give an opportunity to appreciate just the aesthetic validity of marriage (non only ethical, economic, or civil dignity) in our age of divorce and fear from commitment. W. Kasper: Teology of the Christian marriage
  • S. Kierkegaard: Aesthetic Validity of Marriage
  • A. Manzoni: The promissed. Promessi sposi)
  • W. Shakespeare: All Well That Ends Well, Henry VIII.
  • K. Světlá: Kříž u potoka (Cross at a river)
  • G.le Fort: Magdeburgská svatba
  • M. Baring: Daphnee Adeane
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2008.
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