KLBcB71 Ancient greek and roman theatres

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Elisabetta Maria Gagetti, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
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
At the end of this course the students should be able to be acquainted with: • the origins of the theatrical building • the differences between Greek and Roman theatres and the “typological stratification” (for this reason, the exemplary theatres taken into cosideration will be examined according to a geographical and not to a chronological sequence). • the different types of entertainment in the theatres in ancient Greece and Rome and related structures • the architectonical and sculptural decoration of Greek and Roman theatres • the representations of theatres and theatre-life in the ancient figurative arts (mostly Greek vase painting and Roman wall painting)
Syllabus
  • Subjects of the lessons (ten 2-hour lessons): 1. The origins of the theatrical building. The Greek theatre 2. The Hellenistic theatre 3. The Roman theatre 4. The sculptural decoration of the Roman theatre 5. Theatres. Greece: Athens, Epidauros; Italy – part one: Siracusa, Segesta, Taormina 6. Theatres. Italy – part two: Pompei, Ercolano, Verona. The West – part one: Aventicum, Augusta Raurica 7. Theatres. The West – part two: Arles, Orange, Mérida. The East – part one: Leptis Magna, Sabratha, Philippopolis 8. Theatres. The East – part two: Pergamon, Hierapolis, Aspendos, Side, Perge 9. Other entertainments. Odeia and kolymbetrai 10. The image of the theatre
Literature
  • KRAUS, Theodor and Bernard ANDREAE. Das Römische Weltreich. Berlin: Propyläen Verlag, 1990, 335 s. ISBN 354951026. info
  • ANDREAE, B. Römische Kunst. Freiburg, 1973. info
Teaching methods
Online course. Lessons (in English) will be uploaded from the beginning of November 2011.
Assessment methods
Written examination: multiple choice test (in English; in particular cases only, after a previous written request to the teacher, a Czech version of the test can be supplied) • Ten questions about an image – already seen during the lessons – each one with three questions (of which only one is correct), according to the subjects of the lessons Requirements for the test: • Knowledge of the contents of the lessons • The reading of some texts in literature is suggested
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught: in blocks.
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