Bc. Anna Mikyšková

Master's thesis

Massinger and Dekker's "The Virgin Martyr" in the Hands of German "Comedianten"

Massinger and Dekker's "The Virgin Martyr" in the Hands of German "Comedianten"
Abstract:
Tato magisterská práce analyzuje dvě raně novověké dramatizace legendy o sv. Dorotě: jakubovskou tragédii The Virgin Martyr (1620) od Philipa Massingera a Thomase Dekkera a její německou adaptaci Die Heylige Martyrin Dorothea (1691?) z pera Johanna Georga Gettnera. Poté, co první kapitoly nastíní historický kontext anglických kočovných herců v německých zemích 17. století a vývoj dramatizace legendy …more
Abstract:
This master’s thesis analyzes two early modern dramatizations of the legend of St Dorothy: the Jacobean tragedy The Virgin Martyr (1620) by Philip Massinger and Thomas Dekker and its German adaptation Die Heylige Martyrin Dorothea (1691?) from the pen of Johann Georg Gettner. After the historical context of English itinerant players in the German lands in the 17th century and the tradition of dramatizing …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 18. 5. 2018

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 19. 6. 2018
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.
  • Reader: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Teacher Training for Secondary Schools / Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature