DVHc003 Czech Drama and Theatre 1945 to 1968

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libor Vodička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:35 G01
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
A lecture series outlining the development of Czech drama and theatre in the years 1945-1968, the changing relationship of state and cultural policies with a special view to the critical years of 1948, 1953, 1956, 1967, and 1968. The main focus will be on the metamorphoses of genre and style of the dramatic and stage works in the period, the poetics of original dramatic produce and their productions.
Syllabus
  • 1. 1945 - 1948: Czech theatre after WWII, "new realism".
  • 2. 1948-1958: Czech play and theater of socialist realism.
  • 3. 1958-1968: crisis of socialist realism.
Literature
  • ČERNÝ, František. Československá vlastivěda. D. 9, Umění, Sv. 3, Divadlo. Praha: Orbis, 1970. Československá vlastivěda, díl 9, sv. 3. info
  • ČERNÝ, František. Kalendárium dějin českého divadla. 1. vyd. Praha: Svaz českých dramatických umělců, 1989, 143 s. ISBN 80-85096-02-1. info
  • JUST, Vladimír. Česká divadelní kultura 1945-1989 v datech a souvislostech. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1995, 469 s., [3. ISBN 80-7008-056-6. info
  • Česká divadla :encyklopedie divadelních souborů. Edited by Eva Šormová - Josef Herman. Vyd. 1. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2000, xvi, 615 s. ISBN 80-7008-107-4. info
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006.
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