"What governs life": Švankmajer's Faust in Prague

Drábek, Pavel; North, Dan

Abstract

An article on Jan Švankmajer's 1994 film Lekce Faust with a contextual introduction to Švankmajer's films, contemporary Czech politics and society, Elizabethan drama and the tradition of Czech marionette theatre.

Citation

Drábek, P., & North, D. (2011). "What governs life": Švankmajer's Faust in Prague. Shakespeare bulletin, 29(4), 525-542. https://doi.org/10.1353/shb.2011.0065

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 1, 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Journal: Shakespeare Bulletin
• Print ISSN: 0748-2558
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 525-542
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/shb.2011.0065
• Keywords: Christopher Marlowe; Jan Svankmajer; Marionette theatre; Czech theatre; Czech film
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/468883
• Publisher URL: http://muse.jhu.edu/article/462520
• Contract Date: Nov 13, 2014