SJ0B723 Contemporary Spanish Theatre

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 8:20–9:55 G23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SJIA018 Spanish Literature II
- Conocimientos de literatura española contemporánea (SJIA018 Spanish Literature II).
- Gusto por el teatro como género literario y como espectáculo, incluyendo cierta cultura teatral.
- Capacidad para leer 6 obras teatrales en un semestre y textos de crítica literaria.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to get an outlook of the main authors, peridos and tendencies in spanish theatre of 20th and 21st century;
to understand the specific themes and forms of this theatre.
Syllabus
  • 1. Spanish theatre at the early 20th century: Realism.
  • Reading: Jacinto Benavente, La malquerida (1913).
  • 2. Innovators and dissidents. Avantgarde against realism.
  • Readings: Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Luces de Bohemia (1920); Federico García Lorca, Así que pasen cinco años (1931).
  • 3. After-war period. Bourgeois and humorous theatre.
  • Reading: Miguel Mihura: Tres sombreros de copa (1932/52).
  • 4. Social theatre.
  • Readings: Antonio Buero Vallejo: Historia de una escalera (1949); Alfonso Sastre: Escuadrón hacia la muerte.
  • 5. Forbidden, underground and independent theatre.
  • Readings: Fernando Arrabal, El triciclo (1955); Francisco Nieva, La señora Tártara (1962).
  • 6. Spanish theatre in democracy
Literature
  • Ruiz Ramón, Francisco: Historia del teatro español. Siglo XX, Madrid, Cátedra, 1989. ISBN: 84-376-0049-9
  • GARCÍA BARRIENTOS, José Luis. El teatro del futuro. México: Pasodegato, 2007, 27 s. ISBN 9789709543308. info
  • GARCÍA BARRIENTOS, José Luis. Cómo se comenta una obra de teatro : ensayo de método. 1. réimpr. Madrid: Editorial Síntesis, 2003, 367 s. ISBN 9788477388920. info
  • PAVIS, Patrice. Diccionario del teatro : [dramaturgia, estética, semiología]. Edited by Anne Ubersfeld, Translated by Jaume Melendres. Barcelona: Paidós, 1998, 558 s. ISBN 8449306361. info
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/FF:SJ0B723!
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, presentations by professionals in the sectors, homeworks, reading.
Assessment methods
1 written test and homeworks.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2008/SJ0B723/index.qwarp?info
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2018.
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