DVHs135 Classical Greek and Roman Theatre

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Eva Stehlíková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 13:20–16:35 G01
Prerequisites
Reading of plays as follows: Aeschylus: Oresteia; Sophocles, Antigone, Oidipus the King, Ichneutai; Euripides: Medea, Alcestis; Aristophanes: Frogs, Knights; Menander: Dyskolos; Terentius: Andria; Plautus: Pseudolus, Amphitryon; Seneca: Thyestes
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
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Course objectives
Lecture brings the basic information about ancient Greek and Roman thatre from its beginning (6.cenury B.C.) till the end in Late Antiquity (6.century A.D.). Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the two types of the ancient theatre, id. e. the theatre connected with religion and the theatre of the sheer entertainment. At the end of this course, students should be able to distinguish and describe theatrical genres of Greek and Roman theatre and to understand and analyze the connection between the theatre of Late Antiquity and contemporary postmodern theatre.
Syllabus
  • Basic features and specific qualities of Ancient theatre
  • Greek theatre of V. and IV.century B.C.
  • Greek drama and its role in the society
  • Greek tragedy
  • Greek comedy and satyr drama
  • Greek theatrical space
  • The time of changes
  • Rome without theatre, Greek theatre in the Roman territory
  • Theatre in Rome
  • Roman comedy: Plautus, Terentius Roman tragedy: Seneca Roma theatrical space
  • Roman spectacles and their theatrical features
Literature
  • KOCUR M., We wladzy teatru. Wroclaw 2005
  • ARNOT P.D., The Ancient Greek and Roman Theatre.New York 1962
  • STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Inscenace antického dramatu jako politikum (Performance of ancient drama as political act). In STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. B.S. Ad honorem Bořivoj Srba. Brno: JAMU, 2006, p. 131-140. ISBN 80-86928-16-0. info
  • STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Antické divadlo. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 383 s. ISBN 8024611058. info
  • STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Divadlo za časů Nerona a Seneky (Theatre in the Ages of Nero and Seneca). 1st ed. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2005, 200 pp. Světové divadlo. ISBN 80-7008-185-6. info
  • BROCKETT, Oscar G. Dějiny divadla. Translated by Milan Lukeš. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 948 s. ISBN 8070080965. info
Assessment methods
Curs is created from the lectures, discusions about topics, presentation of archeological materials and videorecordings of production of Ancient plays in modern stage. During the oral examination is checked the knowledge of Greek and Roman plays, basic literature and independent orientation in the topics.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012.
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