DISMS07 Don Juan

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025

The course is not taught in Autumn 2025

Extent and Intensity
0/2/7. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Reading of the plays about Don Juan
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
Don Juan character is one of traditional dramatic images of human existence. From this premise we will follow development of this topic in different historical eras, from appearance of the first written drama about Don Juan (Tirso de Molina, 1630) to dramatic writing of 20th century.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able: analyse different historical version of Don Juan drama; describe and analyse function of dramatic character in tectonics of Don Juan drama; identify and generalise crucial features of Don Juan as dramatic character; formulate reason of universal nature of Don Juan issue in European drama
Syllabus
  • Written analysis or oral presentation on:
  • Tirso de Molina: El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra;
  • Molière: Don Juan
  • Lorenzo da Ponte: libretto Don Giovanni (music W. A. Mozart);
  • Christian Dietrich Grabbe: Don Juan and Faust;
  • A.S.Puškin: A Stone Guest (from Chamber Tragedies);
  • José Zorilla: Don Juan Tenorio;
  • B.Brecht: Don Juan;
  • Don Šajn – version by travelling pupetters;
  • Production Moliére: Dona Juan, theatre On the Balustrade, directed by Jan Grossman, 1989.
Literature
  • četba určených divadelních her
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussions. Reading of selected texts.
Assessment methods
Oral exam - defense of the essay focused on the play about Don Juan.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught every week.
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