Course: Reading Aristotle's Poetics

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Course title Reading Aristotle's Poetics
Course code KFHS/B150
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Řebíková Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The thematic plan of the course: 1. Introduction to Aristotle's writings, classification of Poetics. 2. The tragedy 3. About the story 4. About characters 5. About epic poetry 6. Plato's theory of mimesis and Aristotle's theory of mimesis 7. Poetic creation and its types 8. Means and method of imitation 9. What does the artist imitate? 10. What is the purpose of the imitation? 11. The tool of knowledge 12. The concept of appearance in Aristotle 13. Greek tragedies

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to clarify the main ideas of Aristotle's Poetics. We will read the book and explain the theory of mimesis in a broader framework of classical Greek philosophy. The course will be primarily focused on reading Poetics, but we will also read classical ancient dramas, which allow us a deeper insight into the studied issues.
Students will gain the ability to work independently with a philosophical text and to orientate in the broader issues. They will learn some Greek terms necessary for a deeper understanding of the studied philosophical problems. They will learn to articulate the key moments of the issue and then communicate them with others.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance: 70% Test
Recommended literature
  • Aristotelés. Poetika. Praha, 2008.
  • Dodds, E. R. Řekové a iracionálno. Praha, 2000.
  • kol. aut. Myšlení o divadle I. a II.. Praha, 1993.
  • Osolsobě P. Umění a ctnost. Brno, 2013.
  • Patočka, J. Umění a čas. 2. díl. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2004. ISBN 80-7298-11-5.
  • Sofoklés. Oidipus. Praha, 1996.
  • Stehlíková, E. Antické divadlo. Praha, 2005.
  • Stehlíková E. Řecké divadlo klasické doby. Praha, 1991.


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