DVBA010 The Art of Theatre Criticism

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libor Vodička, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. et Mgr. Radka Kunderová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 L10
Prerequisites (in Czech)
DVBA002 Intro to Theatre Studies 2 || DVBP04 Theatre in History 2
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 aim of this seminar series is to improve the reading skills and analyze dramatic texts (thematic and structural analysis of drama, generic classification etd.) and to interpret them. The assessment of the course will be based on seminar presentations. At the end of the course students should be able to write critical essay.
Syllabus
  • The two-term course is concerned with creative writing (criticism, critical essays), as well as philosophic and theoretical questions of critical thinking and thinking of the contemporary theatre. The course will be based on public reading of one’s texts, followed by the discussion. The latter part of the course will be concerned with reading of classical texts which thematize the problems of art criticism, literature, or theatre. It will include a reflection of critical methods and means of writing of important Czech theater critics and thinkers in the 20th century as well as nowadays.
Literature
  • SUCHOMEL, Milan. Na začátku desátých let: Šalda a Čapek. Česká literatura. Praha: ÚČL AV, 2001, vol. 2001, No 2, p. 117 - 127. info
  • GROSSMAN, Jan. Post scriptum :doplňky - bibliografie - rejstříky. Edited by Miloslav Klíma. 1. vyd. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2001, 270 s. ISBN 80-86102-14-9. info
  • GROSSMAN, Jan. Texty o divadle. Edited by Jan Dvořák - Zuzana Jindrová - Miloslav Klíma. 1. vyd. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2000, 402 s. ISBN 80-86102-12-2. info
  • GROSSMAN, Jan. Texty o divadle. Edited by Jan Dvořák - Zuzana Jindrová - Miloslav Klíma. 1. vyd. Praha: Pražská scéna, 1999, 297 s. ISBN 80-86102-09-2. info
  • BARTHES, Roland. Kritika a pravda. Translated by Josef Čermák - Josef Dubský - Julie Štěpánková. Praha: Dauphin, 1997, 264 s. ISBN 80-86019-53-5. info
  • GROSSMAN, Jan. Analýzy. Edited by Terezie Pokorná - Jiří Holý. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1991, 434 s. ISBN 80-202-0323-0. info
  • ELIOT, T. S. O básnictví a básnících. Translated by Martin Hilský. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1991, 357 s. ISBN 8020702865. info
  • KAUTMAN, František. Masaryk, Šalda, Patočka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Evropský kulturní klub, 1990, 94 s. ISBN 80-85212-04-8. info
  • BURIÁNEK, František. Kritik F.X. Šalda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1987, 139 s. URL info
  • ČERNÝ, Václav. Co je kritika, co není a k čemu je na světě. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Blok, 1968, 81 s. URL info
  • ŠALDA, F. X. O umění. Vydání I. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1955, 761 stran. URL info
  • ŠALDA, F. X. Boje o zítřek : meditace a rapsodie. 3., rozš. vyd. V Praze: nákladem České grafické akc. společnosti "Unie", 1918, 303 s. info
  • ŠALDA, F. X. Duše a dílo : podobizny a medailony. V Praze: nákladem České grafické akc. spol. "Unie", 1913, 361 s. info
Teaching methods
Every lecture requires homework preparation in reading the assigned study literature. After teacher's presentation of the general and particular features of the subject, students are guided to interpretation of the chosen extracts, and class discussions follow.
Assessment methods
class discussion, homeworks
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013.
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