DISMS01 Philosophy of tragedy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity
0/2/7. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
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
The course is dealing with philosophy of tragedy and with interpretation of philosophical texts on theatre.

The course is held in Czech.
Learning outcomes

At the end of the course student will be able to:
- intepret philosophical text about theatre;
- develop concepts of particular thinkers in relation to actual theatre;
- compare particular concepts and their connections.
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Reading and seminar discussion of texts: F. Schiller, S. Kierkegaard, F. Nietzsche, J. Patočka, P. Ricouer, J. Šafařík, A. Artaud atp.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ARTAUD, Antonin. Divadlo a jeho dvojenec. Translated by Jan Kopecký - Ladislav Šerý. V Praze: Herrmann a synové, 1994, 173 s. info
  • ARTAUD, Antonin. Texty [Artaud, 1995-]. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1995. info
  • EAGLETON, Terry. Sladké násilí : idea tragična. Translated by Marek Sečkař. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2004, 391 stran. ISBN 8072941321. info
  • NUSSBAUM, Martha Craven. Křehkost dobra : náhoda a etika v řecké tragédii a filosofii. Translated by Daniel Korte. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2003, 839 s. ISBN 8072980890. info
  • ROKEM, Freddie. Philosophers and thespians : thinking performance. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2010, xii, 227. ISBN 9780804763509. info
  • George Steiner: Smrť tragédie, Divadelný ústav: Bratislava 2011
  • ŠAFAŘÍK, Josef. Cestou k poslednímu. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Atlantis, 1992, 619 s. ISBN 8071080217. info
Teaching methods
discussion
Assessment methods
Work in class, essay. Pass-fail line is 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
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