1.?2. The formation of the modern artistic theatre tradition in the Bohemian lands on the example of historical drama A. J. Zíma: Oldřich and Božena, 1789 J.N. Komareck: Przemysl, 1793. 3.?4. Foreign language as a literary device J. N. Štěpánek: Čech a Němec [The Czech and the German], 1816 J. K. Tyl: Fidlovačka, 1834 5. Czech-German intercultural relations in a dramatic text: an attempt at reconciliation F. B. Mikovec: Záhuba rodu přemyslovského [The Fall of the Přemyslid Dynasty], 1848 6. Opera as a cultural symbol of the nation B. Smetana ? J. Wenzig, Libuše, 1881 7.?8. Czech-German intercultural relations in a dramatic text: national agitation A.B. Št'astný, Červená a Bílá [Red and White], 1905 F. Bernt, Zwischen zwei Sprachen, 1906 9. Reception of German-language drama theatre in the Czech environment F. Wedekind, Lulu (Erdgeist), 1914 10. Reception of Czech musical theatre in the German-speaking environment L. Janáček ? G. Preissová: Jenůfa [Her Stepdaughter], 1918 11.?12. Theatre criticism and its specifics Selection of reviews by A. Müller, F. B. Mikovec, J. Neruda, E. Hanslick, O. Fischer, M. Brod
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This seminar will focus on the interpretation of texts of theatrical provenance documenting the specific position of the Czech lands between the bourgeois, ?Enlightenment? theatre of central and northern Germany and the folk, ?post-Baroque? theatre of Vienna. Particular attention will be paid to the Czech-German relationship, both in the individual aspects of the dramatic text and in the accompanying commentary, which presents the staging, translation and reception circumstances of the individual pieces.
Students - will acquire basic knowledge of Czech-German relations - will begin to navigate research perspectives - will learn to analyze historical sources and use secondary literature.
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