Theory and Analysis of Drama 1

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Subject guarantor:

Name of lecturer(s):

Zuzana AUGUSTOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

1. Acquaint students with contemporary theatre theory and its historic and modern development in relation to changes in the forms of drama writings.

2. A brief historical exursion to acquaint students with Aristotle's poetics and its influency on drama theory in the Enlightenment, on civic theatre and classical theory and practice (Lessing, Goethe, Schiller).

3. Acqaint students, in detail, with theory and practical analysis of individual categories and elements of drama forms (according to the theories of G. Freytag, M. Pfister, M. Lukes, E. Fischer-Lichte, F. Schloessler) as main and adjunct writings, drama figures, behaviour and event, drama language, time and space.

4. Acquaint students with theory and analysis of closed and open theatre forms.

5. Acquaint students with the changes and crises of drama forms at the turn of 19th to 20th century (see P. Szondi), penetrating into lyric and epic tendencies, subjectivization or alienation to modern drama: analysis of particular examples from the static, symbolistic, through psycho-analytical, expressionistic, Pirandelo's meta-drama, to epic drama.

6. Acquaint students with post-dramat theory (H.-T. Lehmann, G. Poschmann) and analysis of various forms of post-drama writings for theatre (E. Jelinek, P. Handke, H. Mueller).

Mode of study:

Reading of theory and drama writings, moderated discussions about them focusing on the various formal categories of theatre and an interactive expanding of writings analysis in class.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

1. Basic knowledgee of Czech and World drama writing.

2. Analysis and review skills.

Course contents:

A one-semester course in drama theory and analysis:

Drama theory mapping the historical, modern and post-drama changes in drama poetics theory and drama forms themselves.

The theory section provides a definition and characteristics of individual categories and attributes of drama forms in their closed and open forms (main and adjunct writings, drama figures, behaviour and event, drama language, time and space). In the practical section of the course the students will learn to apply analysis of drama categories in the the analysis of particular drama writings from various periods and genres - students for the one-credit course will do this in class and discussions with the others.

The course approximates, as well, the crisis of drama form at the turn of the 19th to 20th century and its theory review. In the practical section the students will practice with an analysis of a particular writing from the turn of the 19th to 20th century, the first and second halves of the 20th century. Students are also acquainted with post-drama theory with examples of post-drama writings for theatre.

1. A brief historical exursion: Aristotle's poetics and its influence on civic theatre (Lessing, Goethe, Schiller), drama poetics Sturm und Drang (Goethe, Schiller, Lenz), theory and practice of Goethe's classicism. Analysis of civic theatre examples (Lessing, Schiller, Lenz) and classical drama (Goethe).

2. Theory and practical analysis of individual categories and elements of drama forms according to M. Pfister, M. Lukes, G. Freytag, E. Fischer-Lichte, F. Schloessler, Z. Hořínek.

3. Closed and open theatre forms.

4. Crises of drama forms at the turn of 19th to 20th century (see P. Szondi, Z. Hořínek ), penetrating into lyric and epic tendencies of drama form, subjectivization, alienation, meta-drama (Maeterlinck, ibsen, Strindberg, Czechov, Pirandello, Brecht.

5. Post-drama theory (H.-T. Lehmann, G. Poschmann, M. Meister) linked to analysis of various forms of post-drama writings for theatre of differing poetics, topics and critical focus (E. Jelinek, P. Handke, H. Mueller, W. Schwab).

Recommended or required reading:

Literature:

Fischer-Lichte, Erika. Dejiny drámy, Bratislava: Divadelný ústav, 2003

Freytag, Gustav. Technika dramatu.

Hořínek, Zdeněk. Absurdní drama,Dostupné z: http://host.divadlo.cz/art/clanek.asp?id=1422

Hořínek, Zdeněk. Cesty moderního dramatu, Praha: Nakladatelství Studia Ypsilon, 1995.

Hořínek, Zdeněk. Drama, divadlo, divák, Brno: JAMU, 2012.

Hořínek, Zdeněk.Brechtovské paradoxy,Divadelní revue, roč. 20, č. 3, 2009, s. 22-26.

Hořínek, Zdeněk.Tragédie, Divadelní revue, roč. 12, č. 2, (2001, s. 73-77).

Hořínek, Zdeněk.Komedie, Divadelní revue, roč. 12, č. 4, 2001, s. 80-81.

Lehmann, Hans-Thies. Postdramatické divadlo, Bratislava: Divadelný ústav, 2007.

Lukeš, Milan. Umění dramatu, Praha: Melantrich, 1987.

Szondi, Peter. Teória modernej drámy, Bratislava: Tatran, 1969.

Selected plays by:

Lessinga, Schillera, Goetha, Lenze, Maeterlincka, Ibsena, Strindberga, Čechova, Brechta, Handkeho, Schwaba, Jelinek, Müllera,

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on:

class participation,

general discussion on the changes in poetics of theatre and the tools for its analysis and review on theatre writings examples.

During the semester, independent reading of theory and drama writings, participation in class discussion and at least 80% attendance in class.

Grading - based on oral activity during the semester.

Requirements for successful completion of the course: reading at home, class participation, discussion, analysis and review skills.

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Further information:

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2016/2017:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2016/2017:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu	místnost S410 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) AUGUSTOVÁ Z. 15:00–16:30 (přednášková par. 1)
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Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	15:00–16:30	Zuzana AUGUSTOVÁ	Učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		přednášková par. 1

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