DVHs105 The Drama of Tom Stoppard

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeňka Brandejská (lecturer), Dr. Július Gajdoš, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Dr. Július Gajdoš, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Zuzana Klusáčková
Timetable
Mon 18:20–19:55 13
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 course introduces students to the dramatic work of Tom Stoppard. We will read and analyse a number of his plays, starting with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, as well as identify and discuss key theoretical issues they raise in connection with intertextuality, metatheatre, use of dramatic genres, ideology and politics, science in drama etc. The course will also consider Stoppard's position within a broader historical and cultural context of the post-war British drama.
Syllabus
  • The following plays will be discussed: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The Real Inspector Hound, Jumpers, Travesties, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Požadavky k ukončení: prezentace v semináři a závěrečná práce.
Language of instruction
Czech
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