KAČER, Tomáš. British Dramas of Totalitarianism : Brenton and Bartlett. In In/Outside the Frame Conference, 15th International Cultural Studies Conference & 4th International Conference on Linguistics and Language Teaching and Learning, 5th-6th November 2020, University of Pardubice, Pardubice. 2020.
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Original name British Dramas of Totalitarianism : Brenton and Bartlett
Name in Czech Britská totalitní dramata : Brenton a Bartlett
Authors KAČER, Tomáš.
Edition In/Outside the Frame Conference, 15th International Cultural Studies Conference & 4th International Conference on Linguistics and Language Teaching and Learning, 5th-6th November 2020, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, 2020.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60403 Performing arts studies
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW Conference web site
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords (in Czech) histrorické drama; britské drama; alternativní historie; futuristika
Keywords in English history play; British drama; alternative history; future studies
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Abstract
Historical drama has been one of the most popular literary genres. At a theatre performance, there is a certain level of satisfaction in seeing a historic event happening and observing history’s greats with one’s own eyes – even when these are mere fictions of a history play’s author’s imagination. There are several types of history plays, such as chronicle, biography or living newspaper. Alternative history has become appealing, presenting “what if” scenarios of a historical development. My presentation will look into variations on the alternative history genre in the context of the recent British drama. It will consider several aspects of what is known as “future history”, looking for exemplifications into Howard Brenton’s The Churchill Play (1974) and Mike Bartlett’s King Charles III (2014), both depicting totalitarian Great Britain in a possible near future. In place of conclusion, it will raise the question of boundaries between the history play, historical fabrication and a possible future history, with a specific view to the medium of the theatre.
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MUNI/A/1204/2019, interní kód MUName: Researching Communication in English: Paradigms, Strategies, Developments - II (Acronym: ReComE 2020)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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