DVHs155 Sofocles' and Seneca's Oedipus

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 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), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:35 G01
Prerequisites
Studying of the tragedies about Oedipus written by Sophokles and Seneca.
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand transformation of the theme and the construction of play written in two totaly diferent periods of ancient Greek and Roman theatre.
Syllabus
  • Text of the plays and their translation
  • Structure of the plays - dialog and monologue, chorus, stare directions
  • Characters
  • Moving on the stage
Literature
  • REINHARDT Karl, Sophokles. Frankfurt a.M. 1933, 107-147
  • DODDS E. R., On Misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex. In: Greece and Rome 13, 1966, s.37-49, knižně Oxford Reading in Greek Tragedy, Oxford Univ. Press 1983, s. 177-188
  • KNOX B-M.W., Drama of Dramas: The Oedipus Tyrannus. In: The heroic Temper. Berkeley-Los Angeles 1964, str.143-168
  • BOYLE A.J., Seneca´s Tragic Theatre. In: Roman Tragedy. Routledge 2006, str.189-218
  • PROPP Vl., Oidipus ve světle folkloru. In: Morfologie pohádky a jiné studie. H+ H 1999, s.235-270
  • KRATOCHVÍL Zdeněk, Drama o probuzení. Souvislosti 1999, č.3-4, str. 157-166 nebo http://www.fysis.cz/Texty/drama.htm
  • VERNANT J.P. Napětí a ambivalence v řecké tragédii. Svět a divadlo1992, č.6, str. 27-39
Teaching methods
Close reading, discussion, presentation of papers
Assessment methods
Written test, oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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