AJ14062 British Drama after 1945

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Thu 18:20–19:55 G31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course will present an overview of British drama after 1945. It will focus on the most significant playwrights, genres and topics. The playwrights dealt with will among others include: S. Beckett, H. Pinter, J. Osborne, T. Stoppard, D. Hare, S. Kane, C. Churchill, M. Crimp, M. Ravenhill and others; the genres encountered will vary from the Theatre of the Absurd to Angry Young Men to Feminist drama to In-Yer-Face; the topics concerned will include humor, violence, sexual identity, intertexutality, social relevance, literary heritage and others. The seminars will be based on critical and original approach of the participants towards the dramatic texts as well as secondary readings. The outcome will be a survey knowledge of the drama of the period.
Syllabus
  • S. Beckett - Waiting for Godot (1952); H. Pinter - Birthday Party (1957); H. Pinter - The Dumb Waiter; H. Pinter - The Caretaker (1959); H. Pinter - Betrayal (1978); T. Stoppard - Rozencrantz and Guilderstern Are Dead (1966); T. Stoppard - The Real Inspector Hound; T. Stoppard - Travesties; T. Stoppard - Arcadia (1998); T. Stoppard - Rock'n'Roll (2006); J. Arden - Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1959); A. Jellicoe - The Knack (1961); E. Bond - Saved (1965); E. Bond - Bingo (1974); M. Crimp - Attempts on Her Life (1997); M. Crimp - The Treatment (1993); C. Churchill - Top Girls (1982); M. Ravenhill - Shopping and Fucking (1996); S. Kane - 4.48 Psychosis (1999); and others.
Literature
  • Aston, E., Savona, A. Theatre as Sign System. New York: Routledge, 1991.
  • Kelly, Katherine E. The Cambridge companion to Tom Stoppard
  • INNES, Christopher. Modern British drama :the tweentieth century. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, xxvii, 572. ISBN 0-521-01675-4. info
  • ESSLIN, Martin. The theatre of the absurd. 3rd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1980, 480 s. ISBN 0-14-013728-9. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Class Participation and Discussion (10 attendances with 1-3 sentences of a position statement required): 20%.
Reading Journal (5 entries required: 30%.
Final Essay (7-9 pages): 50%.
Credit only (zapocet): 10 attendances with position statements, 5 reading journals.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006.
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