Bc. Martina Andrisová

Master's thesis

Adapting Characters from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew for the late 17th and 18th Century English Stage

Adapting Characters from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew for the late 17th and 18th Century English Stage
Abstract:
Hlavním cílem této diplomové práce je analyzovat adaptace Shakespearovy rané komedie Zkrocení zlé ženy (1623), restauračního Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of the Shrew (1667) od Johna Lacyho a adaptaci z 18. století Catharine and Petruchio (1754) od Davida Garricka. Vzhledem k tomu, že v průběhu restaurace a v 18. století prošla divadla řadou významných změn, se diplomová práce snaží tyto modifikace …more
Abstract:
The main aim of the present thesis is to analyse a Restoration and an 18th-century adaptation of Shakespeare’s early comedy The Taming of the Shrew (1623), Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of the Shrew (1667) by John Lacy and Catharine and Petruchio (1754) by David Garrick. Since the theatres underwent a number of important changes during the Restoration and the 18th century, the thesis tries to trace …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 17. 5. 2019

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 18. 6. 2019
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.

Citation record

Full text of thesis

Contents of on-line thesis archive
Published in Theses:
  • světu
Other ways of accessing the text
Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta