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Dramatic works by John Amos Comenius
Klosová, Markéta ; Stehlíková, Eva (advisor) ; Scherl, Adolf (referee) ; Svatoš, Martin (referee)
Markéta Klosová Dramatic works by John Amos Comenius (abstract of the thesis) Submittcd thesis analyzcs IOdramatíc works writtcn by Comcnius from the point of view of both historical events and practicc of Centra! Europcan lheatre (especially of school type) of 16'11 and !7'11 ccnturics. firstlhe work discusscs lhc dramatic picccs pcrformcd in so called "gymnasium" in Lcszno, tbc inlroduction of which occurrcd in 1635. First documented pcrfonnances (since 1639) took placc just during thc Comcnius' rectorship. Dramatic pieces, being performcd in l.cszno in 17' 11 ccntury, followcd and wcrc in fl!ll compliance with conlemporary trcnds. Protestant picccs (bcing wrillcn cspccially in German and Latin) bccamc a sourcc oť inspiration i(Jr tbcir authors. llowever, they did not stand aloof from subjects, typical for Jesuit pbywrights. Comcnius' picccs Diogencs Cyniurs rcdivi\'11.\' (pcri(Jrmcd in 1640. issued in 1658) and Ahrahamus palriarch (pcrf(mned in 1641. issucd in 1661 /1662) took placc in Lcszno. as well. As for Diogencs. a part ol" rcsearchers cmphasizc humorous adaplation as well as choosing a peculiar antic topic. Tbc othcrs spcculatc ovcr lirct. why author choose jusl this philosophcr: cynicism is fealurccl with absolutc disallowing social convenlíons including the propcnsity for publicly donc...
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European medieval women writers
Bednaříková, Eliška ; Stehlíková, Eva (advisor) ; Doležalová, Lucie (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with writings of women writers of European Early and Central Middle Ages, particularly with four women writers, who flourished from the half of the 9th century to the beginning of the 13th century in western Europe. In the Middle Ages there were much more male than female writers, but unique personalities, influencing the world of literature, could be found even among the women writers. Ladies presented in this thesis exemplify with their writings general literary development of the Middle Ages, but, simultaneously, they are always at the beginning of something new. These women writers are Dhuoda, infelicitous wife of nobleman, canoness Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, abbess Hildegard of Bingen, and finally conscious author from the royal court, Marie de France. Dhuoda created in the middle of the 9th century with her writing Liber manualis unique didactic-educational work, the oldest "in France" written piece about education.377 Hrotsvit wrote, as her fellows did, legends and historical epics, but, moreover, she created first performable plays of the Christian world.378 Hildegard of Bingen represensts with her writings the breaking period of the 12th century, but her work is really vast and in its range unique. The last one, Marie de France, is the representative of the courtoise...
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Farm in the Cave--a Laboratory Theatre
Mogilnicka, Krystyna ; Pšenička, Martin (advisor) ; Stehlíková, Eva (referee) ; Ostrowska, Joanna (referee)
This thesis, entitled Farm in the Cave-a Laboratory Theatre, presents Viliam Dočolomanský's International Theatre Studio Farm in the Cave based in Prague, Czech Republic as an aspect of the discourse of 'laboratory theatres.' The first part examines the concept of the 'laboratory theatres' that developed in the 1960s as a new 'genre' of theatre practice and a 'method' of creating performances based on physical expression; this is presented as distinct from the 'theatre laboratories' that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century mostly in the framework of institutions as 'schools' for actors. As such, this thesis introduces the changes that came with Jerzy Grotowski's manifestos in connection to his easily adaptable training for actors and idea of 'physical scores.' Laboratory theatres' background and interests are presented as alternative theatre practice that emerged from a need of 'searching for truth' through the body what evolved into counterculture attitude. The first part establishes Eugenio Barba's Odin Teatret as an independent laboratory that developed on the margins of the contemporary theatre community and evolved into an influential culture institution. Odin Teatret's achievements in developing physical acting and original theatre directing are set in confrontation with the...
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Dazzled by the Hellenic Sun: Reception of the Classical Antiquality in the Czech Literature Between 1880 and 1910
Čadková, Daniela ; Hrbata, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Stehlíková, Eva (referee) ; Hrdlička, Josef (referee)
The theme of the dissertation is the reception of the Classical Antiquity in the Czech Literature between 1880 and 1910. The aim was to analyse the ways in which Czech culture related to the Classical Antiquity in the period of increased concern with Classical topics, motifs and forms. The first, largest part, methodologically inspired by the demythicizing perspective of Vladimír Macura and Jiří Rak, concerns with stereotypical views of the Classical Antiquity particularly prominent in the contemporary discourse: the antithetical image of noble Greece and corrupted Rome, the topos of bright Hellenic Sun and clear Sky, the ideology behind the common opinion that Ancient sculptures were all white (and the reactions to the discovery that they were, in fact, polychrome), the topos of a Greek athletic body and its employment in the policy of the Czech sports movement 'Sokol' (Falcon), and last but not least the topos of a man unspoilt by civilization and living in accordance with the Nature. Separate chapters are also devoted to two then important intermediaries of reception, grammar schools and translation. In the second part, attention is drawn to the representation of the Classical Antiquity in dramatic plays by Jaroslav Vrchlický, especially the dramatic trilogy Hippodamie, and their reception in...
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Alfréd Radok and His Stage Practices. Analysis of the Production of Devil's Circle
Petružela, Jan ; Christov, Petr (advisor) ; Stehlíková, Eva (referee) ; Šormová, Eva (referee)
2 Mgr. Jan Petružela Alfréd Radok and His Stage Practices Analysis of the Production of Devil's Circle Abstract Alfréd Radok (1914- 1976) started his second term at the National Theatre (1954-1960) with two moderate productions, in which he, due to the Stalinist régime, suppressed his creative power. However, the following season Radok came with the production of Devil's Circle (1953), schematic play by Hedda Zinner about the Leipzig trial (1933), in which he found his essential topic - to grasp the Zeitgeist and manifest a universal mechanism of totalitarian power and trumped-up political trials. In this production, staged in the period of mild political "thaw", Radok managed to bring back to the Czech theatre modern stage directing practices and re-established the position of stage director, which was reduced in the previous years by the dogmatic aesthetics of socialistic realism. The production of Devil's Circle (prem. December 21, 1955) at the Estates (then Tyl's) Theatre, warmly received by audience as well as critics, renewed and developed for that time unprecedented, though historically verified principles: imaginative, non-descriptive theatre with a meaningful overlap, strict approach to acting with an emphasis on realistic, civil-like expression, interpretation of dramatic sitution, intense work...
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Hry Václava Havla v zemích balkánského regionu
Xhelo, Katerina ; Stehlíková, Eva (advisor) ; Chrobák, Tomáš (referee) ; Drozd, David (referee)
The Doctoral Dissertation focuses on productions of Václav Havel's plays in some of the Balkan countries, namely Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Macedonia before 1989 and from 1989 until today; it also focuses on the roots of popularity of Havel's plays in those countries. By analyzing theatre situation in the above-mentioned countries, analyzing performances and translations of the plays I have found that the performances of Havel's plays brought new ideas and forms of expression into the theatre and they especially offered to actors new ways to explore their own forms of acting. I have found different reviews, materials, and literatures which show that Havel's plays led to a lot of polemics. I have made use of all possible sources for my work (libraries, archives, written materials, interviews with directors, film documents, video documents etc). Based on these sources I have found that the performances of Havel's plays in some of the countries were staged in form of a political theatre, and in pursuit of a certain political message. Searching through the materials we understand that directors went to the deeper meaning of Havel's plays and in most cases the plays were staged with an intention and desire to influence the society. In the dissertation I have proved shown that a new stage language was...
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Dramatic works by John Amos Comenius
Klosová, Markéta ; Stehlíková, Eva (advisor) ; Scherl, Adolf (referee) ; Svatoš, Martin (referee)
Markéta Klosová Dramatic works by John Amos Comenius (abstract of the thesis) Submittcd thesis analyzcs IOdramatíc works writtcn by Comcnius from the point of view of both historical events and practicc of Centra! Europcan lheatre (especially of school type) of 16'11 and !7'11 ccnturics. firstlhe work discusscs lhc dramatic picccs pcrformcd in so called "gymnasium" in Lcszno, tbc inlroduction of which occurrcd in 1635. First documented pcrfonnances (since 1639) took placc just during thc Comcnius' rectorship. Dramatic pieces, being performcd in l.cszno in 17' 11 ccntury, followcd and wcrc in fl!ll compliance with conlemporary trcnds. Protestant picccs (bcing wrillcn cspccially in German and Latin) bccamc a sourcc oť inspiration i(Jr tbcir authors. llowever, they did not stand aloof from subjects, typical for Jesuit pbywrights. Comcnius' picccs Diogencs Cyniurs rcdivi\'11.\' (pcri(Jrmcd in 1640. issued in 1658) and Ahrahamus palriarch (pcrf(mned in 1641. issucd in 1661 /1662) took placc in Lcszno. as well. As for Diogencs. a part ol" rcsearchers cmphasizc humorous adaplation as well as choosing a peculiar antic topic. Tbc othcrs spcculatc ovcr lirct. why author choose jusl this philosophcr: cynicism is fealurccl with absolutc disallowing social convenlíons including the propcnsity for publicly donc...
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The Dramatic Shaping of Myth: Tradition, Manipulation, Interpretation
Čechvala, Jakub ; Fischerová, Sylva (advisor) ; Stehlíková, Eva (referee) ; Sarkissian, Alena (referee)
This dissertation is focused on problems of interpretation of the Greek tragedy. This issue is pursued on the general level by means of examples of several chosen interpretative strategies as well as on a more practical and concrete level by analysis of a particular tragic work, namely Iphigenia in Tauris of Euripides. The introductory chapter defines the tragedy - within the original context - as a part and another manifestation of what is today depicted as a song or performance culture. In contrast to this performative setting of the tragedy stands an Aristotelian underestimation of the theatrical level in favour of reading. This contrast, in a sense, initiated a crucial critical problem which still continues in the present time. After an outline of important changes in modern scholarship on Greek tragedy, which took place mainly under the influence of growing interest in theory during the late 1960s, the first chapter deals with a critical analysis of three interpretative approaches to Greek tragedy: literary close reading, religiousritualistic close reading and performance criticism. The literary close reading and performance criticism are analyzed on the basis of their approach to a "text - theatre" relationship. In the case of religious-ritualistic close reading the ways it interprets tragedian's use...
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Besieged by a Nation of Playwrights. Jan Lier Critic and Dramaturge of the National Theatre in Prague
Ježková, Petra ; Just, Vladimír (advisor) ; Stehlíková, Eva (referee) ; Wiendl, Jan (referee)
Besieged by a Nation of Playwrights Jan Lier Critic and Dramaturge of the National Theatre in Prague The cultural endeavours of the second half of the 19th century and the turn of the 20th century - from which we have inherited more than is immediately apparent - have for the most part already been described. Nevertheless, most of what we know about them comes to us only through selected figures from the realm of politics, literature, or theatre. At the same time, there existed many other individuals who had a significant influence on their time. They may not have been "pillars" of their era - many of which are retroactively constructed by subsequent eras and have often been uncritically conserved to this day. We have thus chosen to take a new look at this era in question through the figure of Jan Lier. Although Lier had been quite popular during his life and held several important positions in society, he was ignored by later historians. This dissertation presents the full range of Lier's activities, which we divide into three parts. The first section (Ecce Homo Jan Lier) describes the author's life from his youth to his literary debut and popular novels, which brought him fame as an author of railway novels and stylistically refined (perhaps excessively so) salon prose that irritated contemporary...
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