SUS_47 Chapters from Theater History I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika Valentová, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková (deputy)
PhDr. Aleš Filip, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Aleš Filip, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
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 190 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/190, only registered: 0/190, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/190
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is outlined as a first part of two-semester lecture that aims at capturing the most important developmental phases of world theatre and drama. The lecture will focus on some historic and style epochs (the ancient world, Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque) as well as principal works and personalities of world drama and theatre (Sofokles, Euripides, Machiavelli, Shakespeare...), including selections from their work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to take bearings in the theatre history.
Syllabus
  • ANCIENT WORLD - Function and manner of theatre running, Greek tragedy + comedy, space, differences between Greek and Roman concept of theatre and theatre space
  • MIDDLE AGES - Religious and secular genres of medieval theatre
  • RENAISSANCE - Commedia erudita, commedia dell arte, siglo de oro, Elizabethan theatre…
  • BAROQUE - Opera, theatre designing
Literature
    recommended literature
  • STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Hesla z oblasti antického a středověkého divadla (Ancient Greek and Roman and Medieval Theatre). In Základní pojmy divadla. Praha: Libri + Národní divadlo, 2004, p. 30-60, 30 pp. Není součástí žádné edice. ISBN 80-7277-194-9. info
  • BROCKETT, Oscar G. Dějiny divadla. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 948 s. : i. ISBN 80-7106-364-9. info
  • STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. A co když je to divadlo? : několikero zastavení nad středověkým latinským dramatem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1998, 163 s. ISBN 80-7008-069-8. info
  • STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Římské divadlo. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP-Koniasch Latin Press, 1993, 131 s., [2. ISBN 80-901508-2-9. info
  • STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Řecké divadlo klasické doby. Praha: Ústav pro klasická studia, 1991, 130 s. ISBN 80-901084-0-7. info
  • Ze světa komedie dell'arte : fakta, poznámky, podněty. Translated by Karel Kratochvíl - Zdeněk Digrin - Jaroslav Hornát - Vladimír. Druhé přepracované vydán. Praha: Panorama, 1987, 584 stran. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, homeworks
Assessment methods
The course ends with a written test to examine how students are familiar with the topics discussed (authors, works, principles) and an essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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