Mgr. Klára Škrobánková

Master's thesis

Kirkman's The Wits or Sport upon Sport as a Testimony of the Theatre Life during the Civil Wars and the Interregnum

Kirkman's The Wits or Sport upon Sport as a Testimony of the Theatre Life during the Civil Wars and the Interregnum
Abstract:
Tato magisterská diplomová práce se zabývá dramatickou formou jménem „droll“, krátkým komickým výstupem, který byl uváděn během osmnácti let anglické občanské války a puritánského mezivládí, tak, jak je prezentován ve sbírce The Wits, or Sport upon Sport vydané v letech 1662, 1672 a 1673. Přestože byl provoz veřejných divadel oficiálně zakázán, divadelní život zcela nezmizel. Jednou z manifestací potřeby …more
Abstract:
This master’s diploma thesis focuses on the dramatic form of droll, a short comical sketch produced during the eighteen years of Civil War and Interregnum, as presented in the 1662, 1672 and 1673 collections The Wits, or Sport upon Sport. Even though it was officially forbidden to perform in English public theatres between 1642 and 1660, the theatrical life did not disappear completely. One of the …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 23. 5. 2017

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 19. 6. 2017
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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