"One Modern Ghost of Hamlet's Pedigree." Ghost and other Surepnatural Occurrences in Gothic Plays.

ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva. "One Modern Ghost of Hamlet's Pedigree." Ghost and other Surepnatural Occurrences in Gothic Plays. In Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference 2016. 2016.

Základní údaje

Originální název

"One Modern Ghost of Hamlet's Pedigree." Ghost and other Surepnatural Occurrences in Gothic Plays.

Autoři

ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva

Vydání

Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference 2016, 2016

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14640/16:00089589

Organizační jednotka

Centrum jazykového vzdělávání

Klíčová slova anglicky

Gothic; Lewis; ghosts; sublime; supernatural; staging

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Anotace

V originále

"One Modern Ghost of Hamlet´s Pedigree": Ghosts and Other Supernatural Occurrences in Gothic Plays - One of the important aspects of the genre of Gothic drama is the treatment of supernatural elements – the introduction of ghosts and apparitions – that contributed to the development of theatrical machinery and specific staging methods of the period. Various demons, spectres or phantoms gradually became the epitomes of the genre. The ghosts of murdered relatives were clearly derived from Shakespeare whose influence was strongly felt in Gothic drama. However, Shakespeare provided an example for less serious manifestations of the supernatural elements as well. A parallel to the personifications of the forces of nature - fairies and elves from A Midsummer Night´s Dream - can be seen in the number of spirits, fairies and goblins which populated the woods and meadows of scenes in later Gothic plays. Staging of ghosts and supernatural events contributed to the theatrical success of the genre and was often the main crowd-puller for the audience.