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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Meaning of drama in original context. 2. Competitions and feasts. Organization of stage performances and the Greek polis. 3. Euripidean drama. Innovations. (readings from Bacchae) 4. Analyzing actors engaged in dialogue with the chorus. (readings from Medea) 5. Human situations, women and poet (philosophycal, psychological notes; reading from Iphigenia) 6. Euripides and Aristophanes (Frogs and Thesmophoriazusae) 7. Aristophanes and his style. 8. Archaic comedy and freedom. (Peace) 9. Utopia and ancient comedy (Birds) 10. Myth, joke, traditions and parody in comedies (Plutus) 11. Political satire in comedy (Knights). 12. Cultural relevance of comedies (Clouds) 13. Linguistic innovations. 14. Current events, festivals, and ancient drama.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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Introduction to the beginnings of ancient theatre, its connection to religion, mystery, feast and dancing, and its literary development through the most significant exponents of drama.
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the history of the ancient Greek and Roman theatre from the very beginnings, through classical period, up to the Hellenistic and Roman era. Students will acquire general knowledge of particular forms of ancient drama and other kinds of ancient theatre, and learn about the organization of performances and construction of Greek and Roman theatre buildings.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of basic english language.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Dialog
Active participation in class. Completion of final exam.
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Recommended literature
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D.J. Conacher. (1967). Euripidean drama: myth, theme and structure. London.
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N.T. Croally. (2007). Euripidean polemic: the Trojan women and the function of tragedy. Cambridge.
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Ph. Walsh. (2016). Companion to the Reception of Aristophanes. Leiden - Boston.
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R. E. Wycherley. (1946). Aristophanes and Euripides. Greece and Rome, 15, 98-107.
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Stehlíková, E. (2005). Antické divadlo. Praha.
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