ESA054 Shakespeare and the Spirit of Chivalry

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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 10:50–12:25 B2.13
Prerequisites
Course is a very good way to develop advanced academic reading abilities in classical literature, namely in Shakespearem, a key-person in the canon of Western literature.
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 160 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/160, only registered: 0/160, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/160
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Shakespeare was deeply rooted in the English medieval culture and in the spirit of chivalry which he explicitely glorifies in many of his dramatic poems. Course shows how to analyse those phenomena in the following plays; compulsory reading:
Henry IV, 1st part Henry V.
Troilus and Cressida
Learning outcomes
Shakespeare was deeply rooted in the English medieval culture and in the spirit of chivalry which he explicitely glorifies in many of his dramatic poems. Course shows how to analyse those phenomena in the following plays; compulsory reading:
Henry IV, 1st part Henry V.
Troilus and Cressida
Syllabus
  • Shakespeare was deeply rooted in the English medieval culture and in the spirit of chivalry which he explicitely glorifies in many of his dramatic poems. Course shows how to analyse those phenomena in the following plays; compulsory reading:
  • Henry IV, 1st part Henry V.
  • Troilus and Cressida
Literature
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Petr. Umění a ctnost (Art and Virtue). Brno: Barrister & Principal, o.s. 300 pp. Dějiny a teorie umění. ISBN 978-80-7485-015-8. 2013. info
Teaching methods
Interpretation of the selected plays and poems, discussion.
Assessment methods
Written examination from the selected plays.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in three years.
General note: Předmět je vhodný pro všechny posluchače MU !.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016.
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