FF:DVH042 Sophocles - Course Information

DVH042 Sophocles

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Timetable

Tue 10:50–12:25 G01

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Ancient Greek theatre

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

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to interpret all plays written by Sophocles.

Syllabus

1. Age and theatre 2. Sophocles and Greek tragedy 3. Close reading and interpretation of tragedies as follows: Aias, Antigone, Electra, Philoctetes, Oedipus the King, Oedipus Coloneus, Trachiniae 4. Construction of tragedies 5. Chorus in Sophoclean drama 6. Production of Sophoclean tragedies.

Literature

recommended literature

GOLDHILL, S., Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy. Oxford 2012
STABRYLA St., Pierwszy lepszy uczciwy Atenczyk. In:Śpiewaj mi, Múzo. Ślask 1989 M),
KNOX Bernard M.W., The Heroic Temper. Univ. of California Press 1983
GOLDHILL-HALL, Sophocles and the Greek Tragic Tradition. Cambridge 2009
WEBSTER T.L.B., An Introduction to Sophocles. Oxford 1936

Teaching methods

Lecture, close reading and discussion of particular plays and themes.

Assessment methods

Essay and oral examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
General note: Studenti bakalářského oboru se mohou zapisovat jen se souhlasem pedagoga.