DVS009 German Theatre Terminology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Polochová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:35 G01
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of German language
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
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Course objectives
At the end of the course, students will be able to: work with German theoretical texts of varying kind; read and intepret a number of theoretical texts (reviews, studies, drama, authorial commentaries, contemporary documents etc.); analyze the texts; watch and understand a performance in German; translate German texts into Czech (parts of both theoretical texts and dramas will be translated in the course).
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the course, interpretation of short texts (lyrics)
  • Analysis of reviews (on a drama, theatrical study, and a performance)
  • Study of a historical document + terminology (a dictionary of terms)
  • Interpretation of a theatrical manifesto/address
  • Reading (and translating part) of a chosen dramatic text
  • Watching a performance + analysis
  • A comparison of several translations of a passage from a theatrical study with its German original (German, English, Slovak, Czech)
  • Reading, analyzing (and translating part of) three theatrical studies
Literature
  • BRECHT, Bertolt. Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui (Přít.) : Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti ; Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui ; Die Gesichte der Simone Machard. info
  • LESSING, Gotthold Ephraim. Hamburgische Dramaturgie. Leipzig: Philipp Reclam jun., 432 s. info
  • Živná, M. Česko-německý slovník divadelní terminologie. Praha 1983.
  • Fischer-Lichte, Erika. Ästhetik des Performativen.
  • LEHMANN, Hans-Thies. Postdramatické divadlo. 1. vydanie. Bratislava: Divadelný ústav, 2007, 365 stran. ISBN 9788088987819. info
  • Souřadnice a kontexty divadla : antologie současné německé divadelní teorie. Edited by Jan Roubal. 1. vyd. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2005, xiii, 162. ISBN 8070081899. info
  • BRAUNECK, Manfred. Die Welt als Bühne : Geschichte des europäischen Theaters. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 1996, xviii, 100. ISBN 3476009181. info
  • BATUŠEK, Jaroslav and Eva HOROVÁ. Česko-německý a německo-český slovník divadelní terminologie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění, 1991, 133 s. ISBN 80-85429-04-7. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical background, preparation for the lessons (understanding the texts), active participation - intepretation and analysis of the topics during th lessons, translation (and its analysis).
Assessment methods
Active participation, work during the term, final essay (analysis of a chosen theoretical text plus a translation of its part)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2008, Spring 2013.
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