ESA052 Shakespeare: Art and Virtue

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 B2.13
Prerequisites
The course teaches how to read and to understand Shakespeare as a Poet, a Playwright, and a Philosopher. It is widely opened to the students of all academic branches and faculties.
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 22/40, only registered: 2/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course introduces into the analytics with the tools and concepts of the classical moral philosophy, e.g. Aristotelian Ethics smoothly and seamlessly applied to Shakespearian drama.
Learning outcomes
Learning and exercising ability of interpreting Shakespeare in its historical, cultural and religious context. Different levels of interpretation: a) linguistic; b) thematic; c) narrative, d) personal characterology, e) moral meaning.
Syllabus
  • Shakespeare uses the classical systematic of vices and virtues in the construction of his works. Each and every of them has its own 'dialectic', progression, and mode of operation and of coupling with the other dramatic forces. Students learn to know both the vocabulary and the psychology contained in the classical system of virtues and vices, as for example: hope, charity, prudence, justice, moderation or courage, versus pride, envy, wrath, sloth, avarice, gluttony or luxury.
Literature
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Petr. Umění a ctnost (Art and Virtue). Brno: Barrister & Principal, o.s., 2013, 300 pp. Dějiny a teorie umění. ISBN 978-80-7485-015-8. info
  • HONAN, Park. Shakespeare : životopis. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2011, 421 s. ISBN 9788074320675. info
  • MACINTYRE, Alasdair C. After virtue : a study in moral theory. 2nd Ed. London: Duckworth, 2006, xi, 286. ISBN 0715616633. info
  • MACINTYRE, Alasdair C. Ztráta ctnosti : k morální krizi současnosti. Translated by Pavla Sadílková - David Hoffman. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2004, 332 s. ISBN 8072980823. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Etika Níkomachova. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 1996, 493 s. ISBN 80-901796-7-3. info
  • HODEK, Břetislav. William Shakespeare : kronika hereckého života. Praha: Naše vojsko, 1994. ISBN 8020604820. info
Teaching methods
Interpretation of the selected plays and poems, discussion.
Assessment methods
Written examination from the selected plays.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
General note: Předmět vhodný pro všechny posluchače MU. V rámci společného základu vypsán jako ARTS019.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2013, Spring 2017, Spring 2020.
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