DVB002 Introduction to Theatre Studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libor Vodička, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:10–15:45 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
Course objectives
This lesson is drawn out for 1st grade students. The programme is made to introduce the basic resources of theatrology. On succesful completion of the course student will be able to explain elementary theory of Theatre and Play.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. What is theatre. 2. Theatre studies as a science. Classification of theatrological fields. 3. Theatrological institutions. 4. The department of history of theatre of Moravské zemské muzeum. Work with archive materials. 5. Theatrological literature I. Periodics, textbooks, year-books, dictionaries, encyclopedies. 6. Theatrological literature II. Scholarly publications of theatre theory. 7. Theatrological literature III. Scholarly publications of theatre history. 8. The Archive of the amonal theatre in Brno etc. 9. The databasis and a bibliografy to history, literary history, and history of the theatre etc. 10. The Essentials rules of writing of scientific text. The bibliographic citations. Content, modality, structure. 11. Moravský zemský archiv.
Literature
    required literature
  • ZICH, Otakar. Estetika dramatického umění : teoretická dramaturgie. 2. vyd., (v Panoramě 1.). Praha: Panorama, 1986, 412 s. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Poetika. Edited by Iogann Lvovič Al'tman - Julie Nováková. 6. vyd., v Orbisu 2. Praha: Orbis, 1964, 97 s. info
    recommended literature
  • VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří. Příspěvky k teorii divadla. 1. vyd. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1994, 270 s. ISBN 80-7008-046-9. info
    not specified
  • VODIČKA, Libor. Úvod do divadelních studií (Introduction to Theatre Studies). 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013, 64 pp. Studijní opory. ISBN 978-80-244-3780-4. info
  • KOTTE, Andreas. Teatralita konstituuje společnost, společnost divadlo (Theatrality as constitution od community, community als constitution of theatre). preklad. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2005, 11 pp. info
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Ivo. Ostenze, hra, jazyk :sémiotická studie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 398 s. ISBN 80-7294-076-7. info
  • VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří. Drama jako básnické dílo. Edited by Ivo Osolsobě. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 1999, 168 s. ISBN 80-86055-60-4. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Poetika ; Rétorika ; Politika. Edited by Aristotelés - Marta Zágoršeková, Translated by Miloslav Okál - P. Poetika 2., preprac. vyd., R. Bratislava: Tatran, 1980, 278 s. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Poetika. Praha: Orbis, 1962. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Poetika : o básnické tvorbě. Translated by Antonín Kříž. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1948, 123 s. URL info
  • ZICH, Otakar. Estetika dramatického umění : teoretická dramaturgie. V Praze: Melantrich, 1931, 408 s. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Aristotelova poetika. V Praze: Společnost přátel antické kultury, 1929. info
Teaching methods
After teacher's presentation of the general and particular features of the subject, students are guided to interpretation of the chosen extracts, and class discussions follow.
Assessment methods
Final individual project and home-work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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