ESA049 Shakespeare and the Question of Evil

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). 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: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 15:50–17:25 zruseno D22
Prerequisites
Course is a very good way to develop advanced academic reading abilities in classical literature. Students must be able to present and defend their own opinions and to accept constructive criticism and advice. Tackling topics in depth and defending the arguments in their written work sharpens their thinking.
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 210 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/210, only registered: 0/210, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/210
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
In his works, Shakespeare reflects on many different forms, causes and types of evil: physical, psychic, social, metaphysical etc. Students are introduced into analysis of those phenomena according to moral measures and concepts of Shakespeare's time, so that they are provided with effective tools for deeper understanding of the ethico-religious characteristic of the classic European art.
Syllabus
  • Analysis of Evil and its effects in 1) structure of human personality, 2) social structure, 3) metaphysical order
  • randomness of evil vs. necessity (according to Aristotle), evil as a deficiency of the good (Augustinian principle)
  • evil as a lack of co-ordination; transgression of the order of love
  • evil as mental illness, demonic possession, fear from the good,
  • catharsis, healing and recovery
  • Shakespeare plays in the analysis: MACBETH, OTHELLO, KING LEAR, SONNETS, THE RAPE OF LUCRECE
Literature
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Petr. Sir Thomas More: Less Collaborative, More Shakespearean. Pavel Drábek, Klára Kolinská and Matthew Nicholls, eds. In Shakespeare and His Collaborators over the Centuries. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2008, p. 67-75. ISBN 978-1-84718-978-3. info
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Petr. The Classical Tradition of the Ethics of Virtue in Shakespeare's Hamlet. In Care of the Soul, Quest for Virtue:Essays in Search of Our European Spiritual Heritage, Petr Osolsobě, Martin Cajthaml (eds.). Brno: CDK, 2008, p. 75-84. ISBN 978-80-7325-139-0. info
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Petr. Hamletova řeč k hercům v perspektivě jezuitského didaktického divadla (Hamlet's Speech on Acting in the Perspective of the Jesuit School Theatre). In Ad honorem Bořivoj Srba. Brno: Eugenie Dufková a Hana Drozdová (eds.), JAMU, 2006, p. 89-97. ISBN 80-86928-16-0. info
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Petr. Milenci a poutníci: Shakespearova cesta (Lovers and Pilgrims: Shakespeare's Way). In program Divadla Astorka - Bratislava. 2006th ed. Bratislava: Astorka - Korso 90', 2006, p. 1-6, 5 pp. info
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Petr. La relazione tra apparenza e realta nelle questioni etiche secondo Aristotele (Appearence and Reality in The Ethical Matters According To Aristotle). In Antonio Da Re, Gabriele De Anna: Virtu, Natura e Normativita. Padova: Il Poligrafo, 2004, p. 39-49. ISBN 88-7115-432-0. info
  • HODEK, Břetislav. William Shakespeare : kronika hereckého života. Praha: Naše vojsko, 1994. ISBN 8020604820. info
  • SHAKESPEARE, William. Ze sonetů Williama Shakespeara. Edited by Jan Vladislav - Břetislav Hodek. 1. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1951, 70 s. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, textual analysis, discussion.
Assessment methods
written test,
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: test na základě látky přednášek a zadané literatury
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: 1 x za 4 roky.
General note: Předmět je vhodný pro všechny posluchače MU !.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2008.
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