AJLA25056 Dramatik Arthur Miller

Filozofická fakulta
jaro 2022
Rozsah
0/2/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Tomáš Hanzálek
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Rozvrh
Čt 8:00–9:40 G23
Předpoklady
Some existing knowledge of the following will be required before the actual beginning of the course:
1. Read the classics, Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, and get acquainted with their (1) most important interpretations, (2) staging history (important contexts and revivals) and, (3) film adaptations – watch the film versions from 1985 and 1996, respectively. Students interested in taking the course must make sure they are familiar with the main characters (Willy Loman, Abigail Williams, and John Proctor) – what they stand for and how their interpretations may have changed over time.
2. Possess detailed knowledge of Bigsby’s “Arthur Miller: The Moral Imperative,” Modern American Drama, 1945-2000, pp. 69-123 (2nd ed., CUP 2004).
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 5 stud.
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
Students will learn:
Selected knowledge from the development of American drama in the second half of the 20th century;
To critically evaluate dramatic works by one of the most important contemporary playwrights, Arthur Miller, and analyze them in context.
Výstupy z učení
After completing the course, a student will be able to:
- discuss the life and works of one of the most prominent American playwrights in the 20th Century - Arthur Miller;
- analyze a play script;
- analyze a theatre performance;
- discuss critical features of a play from various theoretical perspectives;
- write an essay about a theatre production within the context of the development of Arthur Miller's career as a playwright.
Osnova
  • Arthur Miller's life and work (a critical approach)
    Early works
    Later works
    Radio plays and smaller works
    Film scripts and adaptations
    Political activism
    Other genres (essays, fiction)
Literatura
  • BIGSBY, C. W. E. Arthur Miller : 1962-2005. First paperback edition. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2013, xiii, 589. ISBN 9780472118175. info
  • BIGSBY, C. W. E. Arthur Miller : 1915-1962. Paperback edition. London: Phoenix, 2009, x, 739. ISBN 9780753826157. info
  • Student companion to Arthur Miller. Edited by Susan C. W. Abbotson. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2000, xii, 169 p. ISBN 0313309493. info
  • BIGSBY, C. W. E. A critical introduction to twentieth-century American drama. Vol. 2, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press, 1982, viii, 355. ISBN 0-521-25811-1. info
Výukové metody
lectures, class discussion, critical analysis of dramatic works, analysis of audio-visual materials (films, stagings)
Metody hodnocení
Class participation (up to 10 per cent of the final grade).
A class presentation on the assigned reading (up to 30 per cent).
Final essay (up to 60 per cent).
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Studijní materiály
  • Statistika zápisu (nejnovější)
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