AUC PHILOLOGICA
AUC PHILOLOGICA

AUC Philologica (Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica) is an academic journal published by Charles University. It publishes scholarly articles in a large number of disciplines (English, German, Greek and Latin, Oriental, Romance and Slavonic studies, as well as in phonetics and translation studies), both on linguistic and on literary and cultural topics. Apart from articles it publishes reviews of new academic books or special issues of academic journals.

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AUC PHILOLOGICA, Vol 2015 No 2 (2015), 113–133

From sanctulus to sacer. Suggested typology of Jesuit school plays featuring St. John of Nepomuk in the Bohemian province

Alena Bočková

published online: 22. 07. 2015

abstract

From sanctulus to sacer. Suggested typology of Jesuit school plays featuring St. John of Nepomuk in the Bohemian province The study analyses a thematic corpus of plays on St. John of Nepomuk, more specifically dramatic texts written in the Bohemian province in the first half of the 18th century. Based on the treatment of the biographical narrative it divides these dramatic works into four types according to the portrayal of the saint: John as a little boy, as a young man, as a priest and martyr and lastly as a saint. While the plays have the same subject matter, which they loosely adapt and develop, they differ in terms of content and language, depending on the age and level of the actors. As a didactic part of the curriculum of Jesuit colleges, these texts would improve the rhetorical capability of the students but also support their moral and religious instruction. Od sanctulus k sacer. Jezuitské školské hry o Janu Nepomuckém z české provincie – návrh typologie Studie se zabývá analýzou tematicky uceleného korpusu her o sv. Janu Nepomuckém, konkrétně latinskými texty pocházejícími z kolejí české provincie z 1. pol. 18. stol. Zkoumá způsob ztvárnění příběhu a hry rozděluje do čtyř typů podle pojetí hlavního hrdiny: Jan jako malý chlapec, Jan jako mladík, Jan jako kněz a mučedník, Jan jako světec. Ačkoliv hry vycházejí ze stejné látky, kterou dále volně rozvádějí, alespoň rámcově se liší po stránce obsahové i jazykové podle studijní úrovně a věku herců. Jako didaktická součást výuky rozvíjely hry řečnické schopnosti studentů a podporovaly jejich mravní i náboženskou výchovu.

keywords: St. John of Nepomuk; Jesuit drama; school production; first half of the 18th century; Bohemian province; Baroque legendistics

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