The end of school year on the stage of Jesuit schools in the Bohemian Province
The end of school year on the stage of Jesuit schools in the Bohemian Province

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with 17th and 18th century Jesuit school dramas from Bohemian lands that were played in Jesuit colleges at the end of the school year. This event was initially connected with awarding the best students and staging one play, performed by selected students from all the classes. By the 1670s, another practice prevailed in Bohemian, Austrian and Hungarian province: thenceforth, each class rehearsed a piece of their own. The main purpose of this article is to compare three tragedies written in the 50s of the 17th century by Arnold Engel (1620–1690) with some plays from the 18th century and to show, if and how the mentioned change is reflected in the structure of the dramas and in their style.

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