Course: Japanese Traditional Drama

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Course title Japanese Traditional Drama
Course code ASJ/JTD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
Noh Kabuki Joruri / Bunraku Kyogen History of Japanese drama Stage techniques Gestures in Japanese drama Main Japanese Playwrights

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
This course focuses on traditional Japanese drama (noh, kabuki, joruri/bunraku, kyogen). Students deapen their knowledge of history, stage techniques and gestures of each drama form. Lectures also concentrate on main Japanese playwrights, and students analyse selected plays.
Upon successful completion of this course students will get a more detailed grasp of traditional Japanese drama.
Prerequisites
This course is for students of Japanese philology in Masters´ programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

reading (a selection of plays)
Recommended literature
  • Keene, D. (1985). Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era - Fiction, Poetry, Drama. New York.
  • Keene, D. (1993). Seeds in the Heart. New York.
  • Keene, D. (1976). World Within Walls. New York.
  • Miner, E.; Odagiri, H.; Morrell, R. (1988). The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature. Princeton.
  • Rumánek, I. (2010). Japonská dráma nó.(Žáner vo vývoji). Bratislava.
  • Švarcová, Z. (2005). Japonská literatura 712 - 1868. Praha.
  • Winkelhöferová, V. (2008). Slovník japonské literatury. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -