Bakalářská práce se zabývá historickou přesností amerického muzikálu Hamilton. V práci jsou zkoumány aspekty muzikálu, které jsou nejvíce kritizovány historiky. Tyto jsou dále porovnávány s historickými fakty. V práci je též zkoumána role historické přesnosti v žánru historické fikce. Dále je probírán potenciální dopad muzikálu na publikum.
Anotace v angličtině
This bachelor thesis focuses on the historical accuracy of the American musical Hamilton. The thesis explores aspects of the musical which are most criticized by historians. These are subsequently compared with historical facts. The thesis also deals with the role of historical accuracy in works of historical fiction. It also explores Hamilton's potential impact on its audience.
Klíčová slova
Alexander Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, muzikál, historie, historická přesnost, historická fikce
Bakalářská práce se zabývá historickou přesností amerického muzikálu Hamilton. V práci jsou zkoumány aspekty muzikálu, které jsou nejvíce kritizovány historiky. Tyto jsou dále porovnávány s historickými fakty. V práci je též zkoumána role historické přesnosti v žánru historické fikce. Dále je probírán potenciální dopad muzikálu na publikum.
Anotace v angličtině
This bachelor thesis focuses on the historical accuracy of the American musical Hamilton. The thesis explores aspects of the musical which are most criticized by historians. These are subsequently compared with historical facts. The thesis also deals with the role of historical accuracy in works of historical fiction. It also explores Hamilton's potential impact on its audience.
Klíčová slova
Alexander Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, muzikál, historie, historická přesnost, historická fikce
The musical Hamilton gained immense popularity after its 2015 opening on Broadway. It rekindled the discussion about the Founding Fathers and engaged the general audience's interest in the US Founding Era. With the musical's growing popularity, historians and critics raised questions about its historical accuracy. This thesis will look into these questions and evaluate the musical's historical accuracy based on the findings.
Zásady pro vypracování
The musical Hamilton gained immense popularity after its 2015 opening on Broadway. It rekindled the discussion about the Founding Fathers and engaged the general audience's interest in the US Founding Era. With the musical's growing popularity, historians and critics raised questions about its historical accuracy. This thesis will look into these questions and evaluate the musical's historical accuracy based on the findings.
Seznam doporučené literatury
CHERNOW, Ron. Alexander Hamilton. New York, NY: Penguin, 2005. ISBN 9780143034759.
MAGNESS, Phillip W. Alexander Hamilton as Immigrant: Musical Mythology Meets Federalist Reality. The Independent Review [online]. 2017, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 497–508. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26314791
MIRANDA, Lin-Manuel and Jeremy MCCARTER. Hamilton: The Revolution. Grand Central Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9781455539741.
ROMANO, Renee C. et al. Historians on Hamilton: How a blockbuster musical is restaging America’s past. Renee C. ROMANO and Claire Bond POTTER, eds. [online]. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2018. ISBN 9780813590332. Available at: https://www.scribd.com/doc/587483905/Historians-on-Hamilton-How-a-Blockbuster-Musical-Is-Restaging-America-s-Past
Seznam doporučené literatury
CHERNOW, Ron. Alexander Hamilton. New York, NY: Penguin, 2005. ISBN 9780143034759.
MAGNESS, Phillip W. Alexander Hamilton as Immigrant: Musical Mythology Meets Federalist Reality. The Independent Review [online]. 2017, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 497–508. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26314791
MIRANDA, Lin-Manuel and Jeremy MCCARTER. Hamilton: The Revolution. Grand Central Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9781455539741.
ROMANO, Renee C. et al. Historians on Hamilton: How a blockbuster musical is restaging America’s past. Renee C. ROMANO and Claire Bond POTTER, eds. [online]. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2018. ISBN 9780813590332. Available at: https://www.scribd.com/doc/587483905/Historians-on-Hamilton-How-a-Blockbuster-Musical-Is-Restaging-America-s-Past