EUROPEAN 207

European Drama: Greatest Hits

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for EUROPEAN 207.

Description

This course, taught by specialists in Drama, English and European Languages and Literature, presents a rich and varied survey of European drama through the study of landmark plays that illustrate the development of dramatic and theatrical conventions in European drama. A recurring theme is how dramatic form and performance reflect cultural and social context. Dramatic forms and playwrights featured in the course range from a seventeenth-century court masque by Ben Jonson and French classical theatre to Goethe, Ibsen, Chekhov, Lorca, Pirandello, Beckett and Handke. The assessment option of a scene presentation provides students with the opportunity to explore considerations related to performance and to bring the works studied to life.

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

Primary texts: English translations of the plays; secondary literature: critical articles and book chapters. 

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

EUROPEAN 207: 15 points

Prerequisites

Any 30 points passed in BA courses

Restrictions

EUROPEAN 307