Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Jesuits theater'

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Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação
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Resumo: O teatro Meraviglia de José de Anchieta, representação religiosa do Brasil do século XVI, é estudado nessa tese em seus aspectos estéticos e ideológicos. Esteticamente, a meravigliosa dialética jesuítica coloca em cena, em cada canto e recanto da mata atlântica, aspectos do teatro popular, o uso do espaço cotidiano dos espectadores, a fala em sua língua, o escracho com seus costumes, os mimos, jeitos e trejeitos das personagens do Mal em contradição com a seriedade das personagens do Bem, dos anjos e santos. Em cena, como síntese, uma representação ao mesmo tempo religiosa e popular, sagrada e profana com aspectos cômicos e sérios, personagens divinas contracenando com personagens de carne e osso (caraíbas amigos dos padres, índios cristianizados, velhas índias, morubixabas, rudes colonos, mestiços...). Ideologicamente inspirado nos Exercícios Espirituais de Inácio de Loyola, o mentor e fundador da Companhia de Jesus, Anchieta cria um teatro a serviço da Igreja para convocar os moradores do Brasil para a luta contra a bandeira do Mal, Satanás, Lúcifer, Lutero, Calvino, os caraíbas e pajés - a Babilônia, e, principalmente, a dramática luta do espírito para vencer os desejos da carne e do coração. Neste jogo, a representação oculta nas sombras das alegorias, a verdadeira razão de ser dessa luta: trazer as almas dos índios, dos colonos, dos meninos dos colégios para a Igreja Católica, para a Companhia de Jesus. No tablado a vitória é do Bem, dos jesuítas, versus o Mal, a religião antiga, as idéias peregrinas... Em outras palavras, Loyola e depois Anchieta, forjado pelos Exercícios, desenvolvem um instrumento poderoso, a representação, para ensinar o caminho para as almas peregrinas brasileiras encontrarem a verdadeira vida, a eterna, na Jerusalém Celeste, na Cidade de Deus
Abstract: The Meraviglia theater of Jose de Anchieta, religious representation of Brazil's XVI century is studied in this thesis in its aesthetic and ideological aspects. Aesthetically, the ¿meravigliosa¿ Jesuitical dialectics places in scene, in each single and hiding place of the Atlantic forest, aspects of the popular theater, the use of the daily space of the spectators, words in its own language, the mockery with their customary behaviors, the mimes, skills and grimaces of the characters of the Evil in contradiction to the seriousness of the characters of the Good, angels and saints. In scene, as synthesis, a representation, at the same time religious and popular, sacred and profane with comic and serious aspects, divine characters acting together with characters of flesh and bone (¿caraíbas¿ friends of the priests, old native women, ¿morubixabas¿, rude tenant farmers, ¿mestizos¿..). Ideologically inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of Ignacio de Loyola, the mentor and founder of the Company of Jesus, Anchieta creates a theater to the service of the church to convoke the inhabitants of Brazil to the fight against the flag of the Evil, Satan, Lucifer, Lutero, Calvin, ¿caraíbas¿ and shamans- the Babylonia, and, mainly, the dramatically fight of the spirit to win the desires of flesh and heart. In this game, the occult representation in the shades of the allegories is the true reason of this fight: to bring the souls of the natives, the tenant farmers, the boys of schools, for the Catholic Church and the Company of Jesus. In stage, the victory is of the Good, of the Jesuits, versus the Evil, the old religion, the wandering ideas¿. In other words, Loyola and later Anchieta, forged by the Exercises, develop a powerful instrument, the representation, to teach for Brazilian wandering souls the way of true life, the perpetual one, in the Celestial Jerusalém, the City of God
Doutorado
Educação, Conhecimento, Linguagem e Arte
Doutor em Educação

Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed David et Jonathas (1688) for a performance at the Jesuit Collège de Clermont in Paris. The work is described in contemporary sources as a tragédie en musique, though the latter term was usually reserved for works that had been composed for the stage of the Académie Royale de Musique. Some scholars have questioned the validity of the label tragédie en musique for this work on the grounds that it lacks certain features common to the genre: the amount of recitative, dance, and references to the supernatural are proportionately low compared to other works titled tragédie en musique. What is more, the work was originally intended to be performed interwoven with a separate spoken play, titled Saül. Saül and David et Jonathas are dramatically self-contained, but they were meant to be performed together, thus conflating the genres of tragédie en musique and intermède. In fact, the work’s biblical story also raises issues of genre, given that, up to 1688, all works labeled tragédie en musique featured a secular story. This thesis aims to show how this work mixes the traits of several genres both as a result of its Jesuit performance context and its composer’s priorities and past experiences writing music for the stage. Through an analysis of the political, aesthetic, musical, and dramatic features of the work, I reveal how the opera shows some indebtedness to the tragédies en musique that preceded it. Elements that point to this work’s status as a generic hybrid are also brought to the fore, following modern theories of genre that allow for works to participate in several genres without the stipulation to place it into any single category.
Arts, Faculty of
Music, School of
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An examination of the developments in Benedictine, Augustinian and Jesuit school theatre during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries reveals the Jesuits as leaders in both dramatic and musical innovations. The emergence of seventeenth-century Jesuit theatre innovations in eighteenth-century Benedictine and Augustinian school theatrical productions validates this conclusion and reveals a conduit of influence not previously articulated. While previous comparisons of Jesuit theatre main title dramas and Oratorian oratorios do not reveal a relationship, a comparative examination of the musical prologues and choruses performed within Jesuit theatrical productions and the musical works performed in the services of the Congregation of the Oratory over the period c.1550-c.1660 shows a parallel progression of development; the development of the oratorio in the oratories of the Congregation is a further demonstration of Jesuit influence during this time period. The friendship of Ignatius Loyola and Filippo Neri matured into a close relationship between the musical activities of the Society of Jesus and the Congregation of the Oratory during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The simultaneous development of the Jesuit school theatre independent prologue and chorus and the Congregation of the Oratory oratorio is one of the results of this relationship. The sacred musical works in Jesuit school theatrical productions and the services of the Congregation follow the same pathway of development and exhibit equivalent characteristics. A formal declaration restricting performance language in the Oratorian services caused the two repertoires to diverge c.1620-c.1630. A comparison of independent Jesuit theatre prologues and choruses and the oratorios performed during the services of the Congregation of the Oratory c.1640-c.1660 reveals that these two bodies of work are distinguishable from each other only by the language of the text.

In this PhD thesis I offer an examination of the work of Jesuit Andrea Pozzo (1642-1709), an artist known primarily for his works of perspectival fresco painting. Pozzo's development, his career and his multifaceted practice––which included painting, scenography, architecture, and a two-volume treatise on perspective–– together serve as a prime case study for understanding the relationship of the religious art and architecture of the seventeenth century to the period's culture of ritual and performance. Pozzo's work, I argue, is religious theatre, and the key to reading both his ephemeral scenographies and the permanent works of painting and architecture lies in religious performance. Each of the works, I contend, functions as a work of religious theatre: architectural space, images, narrative, illusion and light are used to communicate messages, to engage the senses and the intellect, to activate the memory and the imagination, and to directly involve the spectator both internally and externally as a performer. In my first two chapters I present an analysis of the environment in which Pozzo emerged, beginning with the religious, intellectual and visual culture of the Jesuits, before turning to the religious theatre of Northern Italy. Here I concentrate on the Counter-Reform culture of religious spectacle, before arriving at Pozzo’s first recorded scenographies. In addition to their ritual function, I demonstrate how these works establish many of the recurring visual themes and techniques we see across Pozzo's work. In the third chapter I study Pozzo's earliest surviving major painting commission: the church of San Francesco Saverio at Mondovì. I present the church as a teatro sacro—a permanent ritual scenography of architecture and painting which evokes the elaborate ritual processions of the time. My fourth chapter focuses on the ephemeral scenographic works of Pozzo’s Roman period. Pozzo’s innovations in scenography and perspectival illusionism in Rome quickly establish his reputation and lead to the major commissions in the church of Sant'Ignazio, which I discuss with several major Roman works in my final chapter. The examination of the Roman projects returns us to the central theme of my thesis: art and architecture as theatre; both a setting for religious ritual and a means of persuasion through intellectual and spiritual engagement of the observer in a ritual performance. In order to pursue this line of argument I have consulted a wide array of sources and secondary literature across a number of fields. Important primary sources studied include Pozzo's two-volume treatise, Perspectiva Pictorum et Architectorum (1693,1700), Jesuit documents and archived correspondence, eighteenth-century biographies of Pozzo, prints and commemorative publications of festivals, works of classical authors, and theological writings of major figures in the seventeenth century. This project embraces a wide range of topics including painting, perspective, architecture, illusion, theatre and scenography, ritual and spectacle, theology, philosophy, early modern science, Counter-Reform religious culture, and Jesuit history.

God is revealed through Scripture and the Incarnation as desiring to establish loving relationships with others beyond the Trinity. In the beginning he did so by creating human beings, and making himself, his desires, and his ways known to them. He chose to do so through particular actions and encounters in history which involved various forms of embodied manifestation, and led up to the supreme manifestation: the enfleshing of Jesus. Following on from the acts of Jesus which perfectly manifested God and his ways to the world in the flesh, human creatures created in the image of God and united to Christ are also called and gifted by God to manifest God's presence, activity, and ways in this world by using their bodies to live faithfully and responsively to the leading of the Spirit. In order to investigate and demonstrate these claims, Part I of the thesis examines a selection of precedent-setting events chronicled in the Old Testament in which God manifested his presence and ways to people in a variety of circumstances. Part II is concerned with a theological examination of God's manifestations and the roles people can and should play in these manifestations. It begins by engaging with reflections on the subject from the early church fathers Irenaeus, Athanasius, and Augustine; and, in keeping with the Reformed approach taken in the thesis generally, this is followed by in-depth treatments of Reformer John Calvin and Reformed theologian Karl Barth on the revelation, manifestation, and proclamation of God by people in this world. Having substantiated the claim that how people live is significant and of concern to God as it can impinge upon his ongoing desire to make himself and his ways known, Part III is designed to provide a fuller understanding of some of the meaning and significance conveyed by bodily expressions in human interactions with an eye towards seeking ways to live more faithfully to God. It identifies the theatre, particularly improvisational theatre, as a laboratory for understanding human living, and so explores the insights of theatre practitioners into everyday living; while also considering the work of philosophers of language and sociologists who do the same. Through this spotlight on the theatricality of life the case is made for attempting to live responsively, in keeping with improvisational actors, in ways that are faithful to God and which can serve to aid those united to Christ as they seek to make God known to others.

Cette thèse analyse la réception en Europe des évènements survenus au Japon pendant la période de mission, à l’époque moderne. Le discours diffusé dans le monde occidental avait commencé par un certain triomphalisme, incarné par les chrétiens japonais arrivés à Rome en 1585. Or, quand les autorités locales ont proscrit et poursuivi la nouvelle religion, il a évolué vers une rhétorique centrée sur la notion de « martyr ». Par la suite, cette idée a été activement utilisée pour présenter l’expérience chrétienne japonaise dans l’Europe moderne, et son emploi était intimement lié à la pensée politique et religieuse de l’époque. Les martyrs du Japon ont en outre donné lieu, en 1627, à la première béatification de saints issus des « Indes ». Cet évènement, tant pour l’Église, que pour les empires coloniaux ibériques, n’a été rendu possible qu’à travers l’intégration du Japon dans une vision du monde où ses dirigeants persécuteurs sont considérés comme des tyrans, et non pas comme de simples sauvages. La transmission de ces conceptions dans le Vieux Continent a également pris des formes concrètes, avec les tableaux, sculptures et gravures, ou encore la littérature et le théâtre. Dans les pièces jésuites, l’Archipel devient en effet un thème d’un genre destiné à l’édification publique. Tout cela a contribué à créer un Japon imaginaire, qui s’est par la suite largement imposé dans les esprits. Cette thèse montre que les martyrs japonais ne peuvent être circonscrits à l’histoire de l’Église ou des ordres missionnaires, mais qu’ils ont contribué à la construction de la culture européenne, en particulier dans sa perception de sa place dans le monde
This thesis analyzes the reception of the Japanese mission in Europe, from the 16th to the 18th century. The discourse diffused in Europe started with a certain triumphalism, embodied by the Japanese Christians sent to Rome in 1585. However, when the local authorities began to prosecute and ban the new religion, it evolved to an imagery centered on the concept of “martyr". After that, this notion has been actively used to relate the Japanese Christian experience in modern Europe, and it was intimately linked to the religious and political thought of the time. The martyrs of Japan also gave, in 1627, the first beatification of saints from the “Indies”. This exceptional event, for both the Catholic church and the Iberian colonial empires, was only made possible by the integration of Japan in a determined word-view, where its leaders were regarded as tyrants, and not as uncivilized savages. The concrete transmission of such conceptions in the Old Continent was conducted by various means, such as paintings, sculptures and engravings, or literature, and theater. In the Jesuit plays, the Japanese martyrs became a topic in a literary genre essentially designed for public edification. All of this gave birth to an imaginary Japan that subsequently established itself in the minds of the time. Overall, this thesis shows that Japanese martyrs cannot simply be confined to the history of the Church or missionary orders. They have contributed significantly to the construction of European culture, particularly in its perception of its place in the world

Welcome to the Branch is a two-act play that investigates issues of cultural differences in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (or LDS church), more commonly known as the Mormon Church. Set in modern-day, downtown Richmond, Welcome to the Branch follows two very different members of the LDS church as they examine and try to understand both their religion, in the context of its cultural and social history, and their place in it. One is Molly, a Caucasian, middle-class young woman from Utah, in Richmond temporarily for her husband's graduate school; the other is Aina, an African American, single mother living in Mosby Court who has recently joined the LDS church. While Aina struggles for survival and looks for meaning in a church where, historically, she would not have felt welcome, Molly slowly comes to terms with the limitations of her own sheltered background.

En tant que pratique culturelle qui, par son ampleur et son institutionnalisation, a contribué à définir la spécificité de l'engagement pédagogique, social et religieux des jésuites à l'époque moderne, le théâtre offre une perspective intéressante pour saisir les modalités d'un passage entre ce qui est parfois appelé dans l'historiographie l'« ancienne » et la « nouvelle » Compagnie de Jésus. La période de la suppression dans le contexte français (1762-1814) est intégrée à un cadre chronologique plus large qui permet de mesurer les effets de l'expulsion des collèges jésuites mais aussi et surtout les évolutions et les transformations sur la longue durée, entre France des Lumières et France post-révolutionnaire. La perspective adoptée ici s'est attachée aussi bien à décrire les enjeux et les dimensions de la pratique théâtrale jésuite au temps de la suppression et dans les établissements d'éducation jésuites sous la Restauration qu'à analyser les discours moraux et spirituels d'une part, pédagogiques et littéraires d'autre part, tenus par les jésuites et anciens jésuites sur le théâtre. Ainsi, l'intervalle de la suppression dans l'histoire du théâtre des jésuites doit-il être interprété ni comme un temps suspendu où il s'agirait de constater une simple interruption de l'activité théâtrale des jésuites, à l'exception de quelques îlots de survivance, ni comme un temps fatal inaugurant le déclin d'une pratique scolaire. Ce travail laisse alors entrevoir la réalité d'un « nouveau langage » (Michel de Certeau) qui semble-t-il s'élabore progressivement dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle et qui témoigne du fait que la « restauration » à l'identique de la Compagnie de Jésus et de sa pratique théâtrale au XIXe siècle n'est finalement qu'une illusion
As a cultural practice which, by its extent and institutionalization, has contributed to define the specificity of the pedagogical, social and religious investing of Jesuits in the modern era, the theatre offers an interesting prospect to grasp the modalities of a transition between what is sometimes called in the historiography the “old” and the “new” Society of Jesus. The period of suppression in the French context (1762-1814) is integrated into a wider chronological frame which allows to measure the effects of the expulsion of the Jesuit colleges but also and especially the evolutions and the transformations in the long-term time, between France of the Enlightenment and post-revolutionary France. The point of view adopted here has paid a particular attention to describe the stakes and dimensions of Jesuit theatre practice at the time of suppression and in the Jesuit educational institutions under the Restoration in France and to analyze the moral and spiritual speeches of one hand, educational and literary on the other hand, deliver by the Jesuits on the theatre. Thus, the interval of the suppression in theatre history of the Jesuits must be interpreted neither as a suspended time when it would be a question of noticing a simple interruption of the theatrical activity of the Jesuits, with the exception of a few survival islets, nor as a fatal time inaugurating the decline of a school practice. This work then lets glimpse the reality of a “new language” (Michel de Certeau) which it seems develops gradually in the second half of the eighteenth century and which shows of the fact that the “restoration” of the Society of Jesus and its theatrical practice as before in the nineteenth century is finally an illusion

Il presente lavoro si propone di studiare la produzione letteraria giovanile di Monaldo Leopardi (1776-1847), padre del celebre poeta Giacomo, contestualizzandola entro una cornice di carattere storico-culturale che possa restituirne le origini e gli sviluppi. Si è in primo luogo ricostruito il legame di Monaldo Leopardi e della sua famiglia con la Compagnia di Gesù (secc. XVI-XVIII), mettendo in luce il modello del «cavaliere cristiano» che il conte recanatese fu chiamato a impersonare negli anni della sua scuola domestica di stampo gesuitico. Si è quindi analizzata l'attività letteraria (1800-1806) di Monaldo Leopardi declinandola attraverso tre esperienze: quella delle Accademie, con particolare attenzione a quella da lui fondata, i Disuguali Placidi Ravvivati (1801-1803), di cui si è ripercorsa la storia attraverso fonti d'archivio; quella delle scritture poetiche; quella dei testi teatrali. Il volume di riferimento sono state le "Opere del conte Monaldo Leopardi Gonfallonieri da Recanati" (1803). Di questa produzione, cristianamente connotata, si sono inoltre indagati gli sviluppi, mettendo a confronto la "letteratura" di Monaldo Leopardi con quella del figlio Giacomo e focalizzando, infine, l'attenzione sulla rivista "La Voce della Ragione" (1832-1835) e sulla corrispondenza che, in tale ambito, il conte intrattenne con il generale dei gesuiti Jan Philip Roothaan.
This work aims to study the first literary production of Monaldo Leopardi (1176-1847), Giacomo Leopardi’s father, according to a cultural and historical point of view. Initially, we rebuilt the relationship between Monaldo Leopardi and his family with the Society of Jesus (XVI-XVIII Century), pointing out the model of «Christian hero» he embodied during his jesuitical homeschooling. Then, we analysed Monaldo Leopardi’s literary production (1800-1806) considering three different aspects: first of all, the connection with the Italian Accademie that we investigated thanks to archives resources, with a special focus on the Accademia dei Disuguali Placidi Ravvivati (1801-1803) he founded; afterwards, we studied his poetic and theatrical works referring to the volume "Opere del conte Monaldo Leopardi Gonfallonieri da Recanati" (1803). Finally, we decided to examine the development of this literary production with main Christian traits, by comparing father’s and son’s literature and by focussing on the journal “La Voce della Ragione” (1832-1835) and the letters between Monaldo and the jesuitical general Jan Philip Roothaan.

Aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, des représentations théâtrales sont régulièrement donnés dans les différents collèges parisiens de plein exercice, les dix attachés à la faculté des arts de l’université de Paris, comme celui tenu par les jésuites (le collège de Clermont devenu Louis-le-Grand), avec un faste et un retentissement variables, où la musique et la danse peuvent prendre une large place. Cette thèse est consacrée aux pratiques musicales et de danses en usage dans ce théâtre collégien. À l'issue d'une recension des représentations (établissement d’un catalogue des représentations et d’un répertoire de sources) et d'une reconstitution de plusieurs fragments musicaux, ce travail envisage l’inscription des scènes collégiennes dans l’espace artistique de la capitale, tout en les replaçant dans les usages pédagogiques de chaque établissement. Les conditions de ces représentations, leur publicité et les nombreux écrits qu’elles génèrent, enfin les acteurs et les milieux professionnels impliqués dans ces spectacles, sont successivement étudiés. La deuxième partie de la thèse est consacrée à un genre remarquable par sa continuité et son prestige, le ballet, l’élément le plus marquant et le plus polémique des spectacles de collège depuis le milieu du XVIIe siècle. Les spécificités du ballet de collège et leurs évolutions au cours de plus d’un siècle de répertoire sont analysées. La scène collégienne parisienne apparaît dès lors comme une interface, où se mêlent des acteurs et des usages chorégraphiques et musicaux de diverses origines et de diverses esthétiques
During the 17th and 18th centuries, there were regular performances given by Parisian Colleges, the ten belonging to Paris University, and the one held by the Jesuits (College de Clermont, later College Louis-le-Grand), with variable pomp and success, in which music and dance took a significant role. This thesis studies musical practices and dances as part of these performances. A complete catalog of the performances and the preserved sources along with a reconstruction of musical fragments gives an image of the artistic life in these pedagogical institutions in particular and in the Parisian theatrical context of the period. The specific conditions for these performances, the numerous publications (programmes, commentaries, manuscripts, posters, etc.), the actors and their professional environment have been studied. The ballet, with its continuity and prestige, is the subject of the 2nd part of this work. Since the mid-17th century, it holds an important and polemic position within the theatrical performance. The particularities of the college ballet and its century-long evolution are analyzed. The Parisian College Scene appears as a place of multiple assimilations, with actors, chorographic and musical practices from various origins and styles

L’étude de la réception des tragédies de Sénèque dans le théâtre scolaire des jésuites de la province tchèque s’articule autour de trois axes : la description des mécanismes et des manifestations de passions ; l’enjeu pédagogique lié à la figure du tyran, avec l’attention portée également aux personnages féminins ; et l’image des divinités antiques. Elle est basée sur la comparaison des textes de Sénèque et des pièces provenant du théâtre scolaire de la Compagnie de Jésus. Le corpus est constitué de trois parties : les pièces imprimées de Carolus Kolczawa ; les pièces d’Arnoldus Engel, à la fois mises en scène et destinées à la publication par leur auteur ; et les pièces consacrées au personnage symbolique du baroque tchèque, le saint Jean Népomucène, représentées sur les tréteaux scolaires sans ambition d’être publiées. Les analyses sont précédées d’un aperçu de la réception du théâtre sénéquien en Europe, ainsi que d’une présentation du théâtre jésuite de la province tchèque et du corpus étudié
The study of the reception of Seneca’s tragedies in the Jesuit School theatre in the Bohemian province is focused on three aspects: the description of the mechanism and the expression of passions; the pedagogical issue linked to the figure of a tyrant, with an emphasis on female characters; and the image of pagan gods. The research is based on a comparison of Senecan tragedies and school plays from the Society of Jesus. The corpus consists of three parts: the printed plays of Carolus Kolczawa; the plays of Arnoldus Engel, both staged and intended for publication; and the plays devoted to John of Nepomuk, the emblematic saint of the Czech baroque period, which were not to be published. The analyses are preceded by an overview of the Senecan reception in the Early Modern Europe, the presentation of the Jesuit context and the studied corpus
Studie recepce Senekových tragédií ve školském jezuitském divadle české provincie se zaměřuje na tři aspekty: popis fungování a zobrazení vášní; pedagogický aspekt spojený s postavou tyrana, se zřetelem k ženským postavám; a obraz antických bohů. Výzkum je založen na srovnání textů Senekových tragédií a jezuitských školských her. Korpus tvoří tři části: tištěné hry Karla Kolčavy; hry Arnolda Engela, které byly inscenovány, a zároveň autor usiloval o jejich vydání tiskem; hry spojené s emblematickou postavou českého baroka, svatým Janem Nepomuckým, které neměly jiné ambice než školní představení. Studii samotné předchází přehled bádání o senekovské recepci v raně novověké Evropě, úvod do problematiky jezuitského divadla a představení zkoumaného korpusu

The aim of this project is to investigate the proper response of theology to the Christian God who, as revealed through revelation, is Being-in-act. This project takes seriously the idea posited by Shakespeare, that totus mundus agit histrionem, and upon this stage ‘all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.’ If, then, God’s Being is in act, and as so many have deduced, life and death are enveloped within the drama of everyday, then, might it be possible that our theological endeavours would prosper through a dramatic rendering? In light of this, the project seeks to illumine that it is beneficial for both the Church and society, to realise how drama can be, and is, fruitful for our theological endeavours. God is Being-in-act, and through His revelation, He invites humanity to enter into and participate in His action. In light of the aforementioned, then, theology must contend with the implications for its practices, which, as is being argued, are benefited most through a full embrace of the dramatising of theology. The thesis is situated in the recent movement of our theological endeavours that recognise the profundity of the dramatic and its ability to illuminate God’s action and call to action from theology, the Church and society. Moving forward from the seminal work of Hans Urs von Balthasar, and set forth in the context of the theologies of Balthasar and Karl Barth, this project argues that it is through the dramatising of theology that theology is best equipped to illumine God’s desire for humanity’s participation in His Theo-drama. The dramatising of theology is a natural response to God’s Being-in-act; it is the natural movement of theology’s response to God’s action which calls for an active response on our part. Current examples of today’s theological movement towards the dramatic can be seen in such authors as Max Harris, Trevor Hart, Stanley Hauerwas, Michael Horton, Todd Johnson and Dale Savidge, Ben Quash, Kevin Vanhoozer, Samuel Wells and N.T. Wright. This project hopes to contribute to the movement towards the dramatising of theology.

TITLE: The ecclesiastical education, with focus on the jesuit education, in comparison with present school reality in czech republic AUTHOR: Michal Illich SUPERVISOR: Doc.PhDr. Miroslava Váňová, CSc. ABSTRACT: The diploma thesis entitled "The ecclesiastical education, with focus on the jesuit education, in comparison with present school reality in czech republic" presents briefly the the foundation of monasteries and monasterial schools in our territory. It introduces more in detail the Jesuit order and its apporach to education. The aim of the work is to provide a comparison between the education back then and nowadays, using a number of mutual points and the method of comparation. KEYWORDS: Jesuits - monastery - monastery schools - educational system - Jesuit theatre Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Ce mémoire s’inscrit dans le cadre disciplinaire d’études théâtrales. Son but est d’approfondir les connaissances concernant le théâtre d’évangélisation du XVIe siècle qui s’est développé au Japon après l’arrivée de missionnaires jésuites en 1549, afin de mieux saisir l’envergure et les éléments qui le définissent. En premier lieu, ce type d’art dramatique est situé dans le contexte du théâtre religieux européen du XVIe siècle en considérant, en plus, sa relation avec le théâtre d’évangélisation en Nouvelle Espagne. Ensuite, en tenant compte des investigations de Bourdon, Leims, Rubiera et Ruiz-de-Medina et après une analyse des quatre principaux recueils de lettres des missionnaires jésuites au Japon, nous dédions notre recherche à la lecture intégrale du seul parmi ces-derniers traduit entièrement en castillan : Cartas que los padres y hermanos de la Compañía de Jesús que andan en los reinos del Japón escribieron a los de la misma Compañía, desde el año de 1549 hasta el de 1571 (Alcalá, 1575), avec l’objectif d’extraire et analyser toute l’information pertinente reliée à l’art dramatique évangélisateur. En plus, nous effectuons une comparaison du segment principal de texte épistolaire concernant ce théâtre (De una [carta] del hermano Juan Fernández, de Bungo para los padres y hermanos de la Compañia de Jesús, a ocho de octubre de mil y quinientos y sesenta y uno) qui est identifiable dans les quatre principales collections de correspondance mentionnées ci-haut, afin de confirmer la possible divergence du contenu qui circulait dans les différentes compilations publiées. Les résultats de cette recherche permettent de mettre à jour l’information disponible reliée au théâtre missionnaire japonais du XVIe siècle. En plus, ceux-ci offrent de nouvelles possibilités d’étude principalement à travers l’édition critique de Ruiz-de-Medina et à l’aide du recueil de missives d’Évora (1598).
This thesis explores a topic attributed to the field of theatre studies. Its purpose is to deepen the knowledge concerning the evangelization theater of the 16th century that developed in Japan after the arrival of Jesuits in 1549, in order to better grasp the scope and the elements that define it. Firstly, this type of dramatic art is studied within the context of the European religious theatre of the 16th century and in relation to the New Spain evangelization theater. Then, considering the investigations of Bourdon, Leims, Rubiera and Ruiz-de-Medina and after analysis of the four main collections of Jesuit letters in Japan, we dedicate our research to the only work, of those four, written entirely in Castilian: Cartas que los padres y hermanos de la Compañía de Jesús que andan en los reinos del Japón escribieron a los de la misma Compañía, desde el año de 1549 hasta el de 1571 (Alcalá, 1575), with the purpose of extracting and analysing all relevant information related to evangelisation dramatic art . In addition, we make a comparison of the main segment of epistolary text concerning this theatre (De una [carta] del hermano Juan Fernández, de Bungo para los padres y hermanos de la Compañía de Jesús, a ocho de octubre de mil y quinientos y sesenta y uno), which is identifiable in the four main correspondence collections mentioned above, in order to confirm possible content discrepancies. The results of this research allow to update the available information related to Japanese missionary theatre of the 16th century, as well as to identify potential new study paths primarily through analysis of the critical edition of Ruiz-de-Medina and the missive collection from Évora (1598).
Esta memoria se inscribe en el marco disciplinar de los estudios teatrales. Su objetivo es profundizar en el conocimiento del teatro de evangelización del siglo XVI desarrollado en Japón después de la llegada de los misioneros jesuitas en 1549, para comprender mejor su significación y los elementos que lo definen. En primer lugar, este tipo de arte dramático se sitúa en el contexto del teatro religioso europeo del siglo XVI, considerando, además, su relación con el teatro misionero en Nueva España. A continuación, teniendo en cuenta las investigaciones de Bourdon, Leims, Rubiera y Ruiz-de-Medina, y tras un análisis de las cuatro principales recopilaciones de cartas enviadas por los misioneros jesuitas desde Japón, se dedica la atención a la lectura integral de la única de estas últimas traducida al castellano (Cartas que los padres y hermanos de la Compañía de Jesús que andan en los reinos del Japón escribieron a los de la misma Compañía, desde el año de 1549 hasta el de 1571, Alcalá, 1575), con el objetivo de extraer y analizar toda la información pertinente relacionada con el arte dramático evangelizador. Además, se realiza una comparación del segmento principal de texto epistolar relativo a este teatro (De una [carta] del hermano Juan Fernández, de Bungo para los padres y hermanos de la Compañía de Jesús, a ocho de octubre de mil y quinientos y sesenta y uno), que es identificable en las cuatro principales colecciones de correspondencia mencionadas anteriormente, con el fin de observar la posible divergencia del contenido que circulaba en las diferentes compilaciones. Los resultados de la presente investigación permiten actualizar la información disponible relacionada con el teatro misionero japonés del siglo XVI y ofrecen posibles nuevas pistas de estudio principalmente a través de la edición crítica de Ruiz-de Medina apoyándose, además, en la colección de misivas de Évora (1598).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2005.
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Seneca's Tragedies and their Reception in the Jesuit School Theatre of the Bohemian Province in the 17th and 18th Centuries (1623-1773) Eva Popelková Abstract The study of the reception of Seneca's tragedies in the Jesuit School theatre in the Bohemian province is focused on three aspects: the description of the mechanism and the expression of passions; the pedagogical issue linked to the figure of a tyrant, with an emphasis on female characters; and the image of pagan gods. The research is based on a comparison of Senecan tragedies and school plays from the Society of Jesus. The corpus consists of three parts: the printed plays of Carolus Kolczawa; the plays of Arnoldus Engel, both staged and intended for publication; and the plays devoted to John of Nepomuk, the emblematic saint of the Czech baroque period, which were not to be published. The analyses are preceded by an overview of the Senecan reception in the Early Modern Europe, the presentation of the Jesuit context and the studied corpus. Keywords Seneca, reception, Jesuit theatre, School theatre, Neo-Latin literature, Bohemian province, 17th century, 18th century