IJ0B732 Italian Renaissance theatre: evolution from Antiquity and innovations

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Ludovica Radif, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Kateřina Garajová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 15:50–17:25 G32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course will trace the basic outlines of evolution that have lead the Italian theater from the fragmentation of the stage space to the appropriation of classical models in new litterary adaptations and in view of a more modern scenic rappresentation. The students will be able to realize the long and variegated interdisciplinary process that gave birth the important Renaissance stage plays. They will be able to recognize the skillful mixture of ancient and modern in the text and to develop personal opinion on it.
Syllabus
  • The forms of performance of experimental nature and first attempts at the revival (e.g. Bartolomeo Scala). The environment of the Court of the Este in Ferrara, political and cultural organisation of the Medici in Florence (Poliziano). Examples, revival of the model of Plautus in "Cassaria" by Ariosto, the reversal of the homeric myth in "Circe" by Gelli, and an attempt at updating Aristophanes in the lost "Maschere" by Machiavelli.
Literature
  • P. Burke, The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy, Princeton
  • R. Trexler, Florentine Theatre, 1280-1500: A Checklist of Performances and
  • Zdeněk Digrin, Divadlo učenců a diplomatů, Praha 1995.
  • L. Zorzi, Il teatro e la città, Torino, 1977
  • L. Radif, Rimanere maiali nonostante Circe, in "Il concetto di libertà nel
  • L. Radif, Le Maschere di Machiavelli, Imperia 2010
Teaching methods
The lessons will be divided in two parts - the theoretical one will be focused on the main moments and figures of the Renaissance, the lecture will be accompanied by displays of paintings (Schifanoia), drawings, projects (Brunelleschi) and virtual pictures from online resources that will be considered useful for the comprehension of the events that have served as turning points in the history of theater. The second part will be practical and it will be based on annotated reading of the most illustrative texts of the genre.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Italian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je určen pro studenty 3. ročníku a studenty navazujícího magisterského studia, min. úroveň znalostí B1
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