DISQ017 Transformation of Czech Theatre in the 2nd half of 19th Century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/5. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Iva Mikulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Iva Mikulová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with theatrical and dramatic works of the second half of the 19th century. Point out the variability of theatrical life (artistic trends of late romanticism, parnassism, with emphasis on realism), the use of stage means, the transformation of the theater network (the establishment of the National Theaters in Prague and Brno). Attention will also be focused on dramatic works of the period (authors, works, productions of dramatic plays).
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- identify and summarize the main features of theatrical operation in the second half of the 19th century;
- characterize the period of late romanticism, the origin of bourgeois theater, name its types and genres (in drama, opera and operetta);
- analyze contemporary dramatic works and relate them to the Central European context;
- interpret the significance of the establishment of the Provisional and subsequently the National Theater and define its social role in shaping the cultural epoch of the second half of the 19th century
Syllabus
  • Josef Jiří Kolár - a new concept of acting in connection with the new drama and translations of Shakespeare
  • Czech-German relations on the example of actresses Julie Šamberková and Marie Pospíšilová
  • Types of comedy acting - on the example of Jindřich Mošna and František Ferdinand Šamberk
  • Ferdinand Břetislav Mikovec and Jan Neruda - contemporary theater through the perspective of theatre criticism
  • From the Provisional Theater to the National Theater Institutions of the National Theater - Prague and Brno
  • Smetana - Dvořák - Fibich
  • Playwrights of late romanticism Jaroslav Vrchlický and Julius Zeyer
  • Pavel Švanda from Semčice and the onset of naturalism
  • Dramatists of Czech realism and naturalism: Mrštíkové brothers, Alois Jirásek, Gabriela Preissová, Ladislav Stroupežnický
  • Traveling theater companies
  • The phenomenon of Prague theater arenas
Literature
    required literature
  • FISCHER, Otokar. Činohra Národního divadla do roku 1900. Vyd. 2. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1983, 391 s. URL info
  • BRABEC, Jan, Drahomíra ČEPORANOVÁ, František ČERNÝ, Zdeňka JEŘÁBKOVÁ, Ljuba KLOSOVÁ, Jan MALÍK, Milan OBST, Jaromír PACLT, Václav PLETKA, Lya ŘÍHOVÁ, Eva ŠORMOVÁ and Vladimír ŠTĚPÁNEK. Dějiny českého divadla. Vydání I. Praha: Academia, nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1977, 657 stran. URL info
    recommended literature
  • BOJDA, Martin. Filosofie Národního divadla a Miroslav Tyrš : příspěvek k dějinám českého myšlení 19. století. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2021, 445 stran. ISBN 9788020031709. info
  • VESELÝ, Antonín. Dramatik František Adolf Šubert. Edited by Martin Kučera. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2015, 337 stran. ISBN 9788024630748. URL info
  • MACURA, Vladimír. Znamení zrodu a české sny. V tomto uspořádání vydá. Praha: Academia, 2015, 658 stran. ISBN 9788020025067. info
  • JEŽKOVÁ, Petra. Obležen národem dramatiků : Jan Lier (1852-1917). Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2014, 482 stran. ISBN 9788020023575. info
  • ROUBÍNEK, Otakar. František Ferdinand Šamberk. Praha: Melantrich, 1985, 565 s. URL info
  • KLOSOVÁ, Ljuba. Kolárové : tři herecké portréty 19. století. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1969, 505 s. info
  • KNAP, Josef. Umělcové na pouti : české divadelní společnosti v 19. století. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1961, 258 s. URL info
  • JAVORIN, Alfred. Pražské arény : lidová divadla pražská v minulém století. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1958, 340 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion,
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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