DVHs087 Elizabethian Theatre

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 G01
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
Seminars on Shakespearean drama - the plays of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Plays to be read and discussed (a selection): William Shakespeare, * Titus Andronicus (c1594) * King Richard II (c1596) * King Henry IV, Part I (c1597) * King Henry IV, Part II (c1597) * King Henry V (c1598) * Twelfth Night (1601) * Othello (1601-1604) * Measure for Measure (1603-1604) * Timon of Athens (c1606) * Coriolanus (c1607) * Antony and Cleopatra (c1607) Anonymous, * The Famous Victories of Henry V (c1594) * Sir John Oldcastle (c1595) * Mucedorus (c1598) Robert Greene, * King James IV (c1591) Christopher Marlowe, * King Edward II (c1592) Anthony Munday, George Peele, William Shakespeare et al., * King Edward III (c1595) William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, * The Two Noble Kinsmen (c1613) John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, * Sir John van Olden Barnavelt (1618) * The False One (1620) * The Prophetess (1621) * The Sea Voyage (1622) * The Lovers' Progress (1622) Philip Massinger, * The Roman Actor (1626)
Syllabus
  • Seminars on Shakespearean drama - the plays of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Plays to be read and discussed (a selection): William Shakespeare, * Titus Andronicus (c1594) * King Richard II (c1596) * King Henry IV, Part I (c1597) * King Henry IV, Part II (c1597) * King Henry V (c1598) * Twelfth Night (1601) * Othello (1601-1604) * Measure for Measure (1603-1604) * Timon of Athens (c1606) * Coriolanus (c1607) * Antony and Cleopatra (c1607) Anonymous, * The Famous Victories of Henry V (c1594) * Sir John Oldcastle (c1595) * Mucedorus (c1598) Robert Greene, * King James IV (c1591) Christopher Marlowe, * King Edward II (c1592) Anthony Munday, George Peele, William Shakespeare et al., * King Edward III (c1595) William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, * The Two Noble Kinsmen (c1613) John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, * Sir John van Olden Barnavelt (1618) * The False One (1620) * The Prophetess (1621) * The Sea Voyage (1622) * The Lovers' Progress (1622) Philip Massinger, * The Roman Actor (1626)
Literature
  • LUKEŠ, Milan. Mezi karnevalem a snem: shakespearovské souvislosti. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2004, 368 pp. Světové divadlo. ISBN 80-7008-158-9. info
  • WIGGINS, Martin. Shakespeare and the drama of his time. 1st publ. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 149 s. ISBN 0198711603. info
  • GURR, Andrew. The Shakespearean stage, 1574-1642. 3rd ed. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1992, xv, 280. ISBN 052142240X. info
  • Alžbětinské divadlo. Edited by Jaroslav Hornát - Milan Lukeš, Translated by Alois Bejblík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1985, 478 s. URL info
  • Alžbětinské divadlo. Edited by Alois Bejblík - Jaroslav Hornát - Milan Lukeš, Translated by Franti. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1980, 487 s. URL info
  • Alžbětinské divadlo. Edited by Jaroslav Hornát - Milan Lukeš, Translated by Alois Bejblík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1978, 358 s. URL info
  • STŘÍBRNÝ, Zdeněk. Shakespearovi předchůdci. Praha, 1965, 141 s. info
  • STŘÍBRNÝ, Zdeněk. Shakespearovy historické hry. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1959, 295 s. URL info
  • CHUDOBA, František. Kniha o Shakespearovi. D. 2, Dílo. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1943, 854 s. : i. info
  • CHUDOBA, František. Kniha o Shakespearovi. D. 1, Prostředí a život. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1941, 815 s. : i. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as a series of lectures demonstrating critical work with dramatic texts of various styles. In the form of practical examples the case studies apply theoretical knowledge acquired by individual study to critical analysis proper. The lectures are interactive, expecting students' participation and an active involvement in the discussed examples.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=96
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2007.
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