AJ24053 Modern English Poetic Drama

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 1999
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Lidia Kyzlinková, CSc., M.Litt. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • Defining verse drama, modern poetic drama, elements of drama
  • Verse tragedy after Shakespeare, 19th century verse drama revival, Tennyson (Becket)
  • Religious drama movement, ritual, T.S. Eliot (Murder in the Cathedral)
  • Spiritual and witty imagery of Christopher Fry ( Curtmantle)
  • Historical background, use of historical detail.
  • Themes of religion, law and order, pilgrimage and quest.
  • Plot and proportion of the three plays.
  • Protagonists.
  • Tennyson's and Fry's female characters.
  • T.S. Eliot's Tempters, Knights and Chorus.
  • Minor characters of the three plays.
  • Language and verse, key images
Literature
  • FRY, Christopher. Curtmantle (Obsaž.) : Selected plays [Fry, 1985]. info
  • ELIOT, T. S. (Thomas Stearns). Murder in the cathedral [Eliot, 1968]. London: Faber and Faber, 1968, 94 s. ISBN 0-571-08611-X. info
  • TENNYSON, Alfred Tennyson. Becket and other plays. Edited by Hallam Tennyson Tennyson - Alfred Tennyson Tennyson. London: Macmillan & Co., 1908, 536 s. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminar; Assessment by seminar paper, participation in workshops, final essay.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Credit evaluation note: 2 původní kredity.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 1999, recent)
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