DISQ013 Close-reading of Classical Tragedy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/5. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eliška Kubartová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eliška Kubartová, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eliška Kubartová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:40 G01
Prerequisites (in Czech)
DISB011 Classical Theatre || DVQ019 Classical Theatre
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
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Course objectives
The course is dealing with the possibilities of interpreting ancient tragedies through different methods (clpse reading, performance criticism etc.) Chosen Greek and Roman tragedies are examinated with the knowledge of historical context, author, genre characteristics.

The course is held in Czech.
Learning outcomes

At the end of the course student will be able to:
- independetly interpret chosen ancient tragedies through different methodological aproaches;
- apply information from secondary literature on given texts and take a critical aproach towards them;
- define differences between Greek and Roman drama and theatre staging based on read texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into the ways of interpreting ancient drama (i.e. mythological approach, close reading, performance criticism, and ritualistic approach), their advantages, disadvantages, and limits
  • 2. Introduction to the selected tragedy
  • 3.-11. Reading the tragedy
  • 12. Presentation of students projects
Literature
    required literature
  • Greek tragic theatre. Edited by Rush Rehm. New York: Routledge, 1992, x, 171 p. ISBN 0415048311. info
  • GOLDHILL, S. (1997). „Modern critical approaches to Greek tragedy“ in: EASTERLING, The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy. Cambridge., s. 324-348.
  • STEHLÍKOVÁ, Eva. Řecké divadlo klasické doby (Greek Theatre of the Classical Period). Praha: KLP, 1991, 131 pp. Divadlo. ISBN 80-901084-0-7. info
    recommended literature
  • ARROWSMITH, W. (1959). „Criticism of Greek Tragedy“, The Tulane Drama Review 3: 3, s. 31-57.
  • The Cambridge companion to Greek tragedy. Edited by P. E. Easterling. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, xvii, 392. ISBN 0521423511. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ladislav NAGY. Meze interpretace. 1. české vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2004, 330 s. ISBN 9788024607405. info
  • GELLRICH, M. (1995). „Interpreting Greek Tragedy: History, Theory and the New Philology“, in: GOFF, History, Tragedy, Theory: Dialogues on Athenian Drama, s. 38-58.
  • GOLDHILL, S. Reading Greek Tragedy. Cambridge University Press, 1986.
  • POLÁČKOVÁ, Eliška. Český překlad antických her : Quo Vadis? (Czech translation of ancient drama : Quo Vadis?). Theatralia/Yorick, Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, roč. 15, č. 1, p. 136-150.
  • VERNANT, JEAN-PIERRE (1990). Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece. New York: Zone Books.
  • WILES, David. Greek theatre performance : an introduction. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, xii, 243. ISBN 9780521648578. info
Teaching methods
individual reading, class reading, lecture, group project
Assessment methods
Credits given based on homework, class work, and group project. Attendance is obligatory.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
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