DVHs042 Ibsen and Strindberg - Crossroads

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karolína Stehlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 16:40–18:15 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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course will be to examine two playwrights whose work has significantly influenced the form of drama in the 20th century. We will try to place both authors into the wider context of European drama. We will also take interest in work of some colleagues of both masters. We will analyse 7 plays and observe their staging practice from the time of their origin till today. Students' presentations will be a part of the course.
Syllabus
  • Ibsen a Strindberg - crossroads (autumn 2008), type of tuition: 2, 0

    Sylabus

    1/ 23. 9. organisation, introduction

    2/ 30. 9. time and context chronology of European and Czech tehatre, when - who - where

    3/ 7. 10. Norwegian drama before Ibsen, Ibsen's counterparts, Ibsen's life, association with theatre, Ibsen's work - characteristics, phases, staging practice in Norway

    4/ 14. 10. Peer Gynt (1867) – play, verse (in Ibsen's and Strindberg's playwrighting), staging practice, reflection

    5/ 21. 10. Doll's house (1879) – play, staging practice, reflection

    6/ 28. 10. Nora goes abroad – metamorphosis of the theme

    7/ 4. 11. The Wild Duck (1884) - play, staging practice, reflection

    8/ 11. 11. Swedish theatre before Strindberg, Strindberg's counterparts, Strindberg.s life, association with theatre, Strindberg's work - characteristics, phases, staging practice in Sweden

    9/ 18. 11. Miss Julie (1888) – preface to the play, play, staging practice, reflection

    10/ 25. 11. Masterbuilder Solness(1892) – play, staging practice, reflection

    11/ 2. 12. Erik XIV (1899) – program of historical plays (comparison to Ibsen)

    12/ 9. 12. The Dreamplay (1901 – 1902) – play, performances of Strindberg's plays in Brno, theatre season 1919/20, Reduta, Jiří Mahen

    13/ 16. 12. Ibsen's and Strindberg's heritage, conclusion

    Type of exam: written test + oral exam

    Student's works: voluntary, presented in the class, handed over, favourisation at the final exam

    Topics:

    nordistic

    B. Bjornson - context framing

    Ibsen's language - Norwegian?

    Group around Der Schwarzen Ferkel and its connection to Moderní revue (Przybyszewski, Munch, Procházka)

    August Strindberg - novelist

    Matias Faldbakken: Kaldt produkt

    theatrological

    F. X. Šalda about Ibsen

    P. O. Enquist: The Night of Tribads

    J. Kvapil and staging of nordic drama

    K. H. Hilar and staging of nordic drama

    Elfriede Jelinek: What Happened When Nora Left Her Husband

    Theatre performances recommended to visit:

    Divadlo v Dlouhé: The Wild Duck

    Divadlo Rokoko: Peer Gynt

    Východočeské divadlo Pardubice: Peer Gynt

    Divadlo Na Zábradlí: Arnie has got a problem

    Národní divadlo Moravskoslezské: Heda Gablerová

    Divadlo Rity Jasinské: Miss Julie

    Divadlo 90 u Valšů: The Strongest(August Strindberg), The Mysterious Gest (Valerij Brjusov) a The Dead Man(René de Obaldia)

    Divadlo Aréna Ostrava: The Night of Tribads (P. O. Enquist)

Literature
  • STEHLÍKOVÁ, Karolína. Ipse ipsa Ibsen. Sborník ibsenovských studií (Ipse Ipsa Ibsen. Proceedings of Ibsenian Studies). Karolína Stehlíková (ed.). 1st ed. Soběslav: Nakladatelství Elg, Daniela Mrázová, Na Pršíně 28/II, 392 01 Soběslav, 2006, 244 pp. Gaupe. ISBN 80-239-6129-2. info
Assessment methods
Type of tuition: lecture 2 hours per week. Type of exam: written test + oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2012.
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