DVT088 An Introduction to the Theory of Drama

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:30–14:05 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
Course objectives
Student will be able to use basic element of drama theory in analysis. They should be able tu distinguish particular communication situations in theatre process, describe text-performance relation, analyse internaral and external structures of dramatic text.
Syllabus
  • Theatre as system of communication
  • Theatre from semiotic point of view.
  • Ostension.
  • Dramatic text in performance.
  • Basic elemements of drama (time, space, character).
  • Dramatic genres
  • Poetics of drama.
Literature
  • HOŘÍNEK, Zdeněk. Drama, divadlo, divák. 3. rozš. vyd. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění, 2008, 209 s. ISBN 9788086928463. info
  • Základní pojmy divadla : teatrologický slovník. Edited by Petr Pavlovský. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2004, 348 s. ISBN 8072581716. info
  • PAVIS, Patrice. Divadelní slovník : [slovník divadelních pojmů]. Edited by Daniela Jobertová - Anne Ubersfeld. Vyd. 1. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2003, 493 s. ISBN 8070081570. info
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Ivo. Ostenze, hra, jazyk :sémiotická studie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 398 s. ISBN 80-7294-076-7. info
  • HOŘÍNEK, Zdeněk. Kniha o komedii. 1. vyd. V Praze: Scéna, 1992, 159 s. ISBN 80-85214-12-1. info
  • LUKEŠ, Milan. Umění dramatu. 1. vydání. Praha: Melantrich, 1987, 225 stran. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, home preparation - obligatory reading.
Assessment methods
Assesment of the course is based on written test, or oral exam (70% right answers.)Test/Oral exam includes topics from lectures and obligatory literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
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