ESA043 Shakespeare and Virtue

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:35 zruseno D22
Prerequisites
Course is taught in the Czech language with use of J.V.Sládek's translations.
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 225 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/225, only registered: 0/225, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/225
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Course learns to analyze Shakespeare's plays with conceptional tools taken from the moral philosophy of his own time and culture.
Syllabus
  • Shakespeare and Virtue - lessons from drama technique, aesthetics and moral philosophy. CORIOLANUS, HENRY V and MEASURE FOR MEASURE will be analysed with special regard to the representation of virtues.
Literature
  • MACINTYRE, Alasdair C. Ztráta ctnosti : k morální krizi současnosti. Translated by Pavla Sadílková - David Hoffman. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2004, 332 s. ISBN 8072980823. info
  • IVÁNKA, Endre von. Plato christianus. Translated by Václav Němec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2003, 543 s. ISBN 80-7298-075-0. info
  • HODEK, Břetislav. William Shakespeare : kronika hereckého života. Praha: Orbis, 1971. info
  • CHUDOBA, František. Kniha o Shakespearovi. D. 2, Dílo. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1943, 854 s. : i. info
  • CHUDOBA, František. Kniha o Shakespearovi. Díl 1. Praha: Jan Laichter, 1941, 815 s. info
Assessment methods
written test, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2011, Spring 2015, Spring 2021, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2007, recent)
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