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THR 215 Dramatic Literature
Fall 1998
prof. Anatoly Antohin
474-7754 (o), 455-6149 (h)
ffaga@uaf.edu

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SUMMARY: Dramatic Literature (3+0)h
Studies of drama and forms of plays such as tragedy, comedy, melodrama, farce, tragic comedy. Emphasis on reading plays of the classical theatre designed to give basic knowledge of masterpieces of the world drama.

GRADING:
Midterm 20%
Final 30%
Test 1 15%
Test 2 15%
Attendence 10%
Participation 10%

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Comedy & Tragedy

Drama

Melodrama

Tragic Comedy

Farce

Absurd

Non-Western

INDEX

Classics
Realism

Modernism

Contemporary

Glossary

Titles [Compact Bedford Intro to DRAMA, 2nd ed.]


Shakespeare. Hamlet
Sophocles. Oedipus Rex

Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest
Anton Chekhov. The Cherry Orchard
August Strindberg. Miss Julie
Henrick Ibsen. A Doll House
Pirandello. Six Characters in Search of an Author
Eugene 0’Neill. Desire Under the Elms
Bertolt Brecht. Galileo

Tennessee Williams. The Glass Menagerie
Arthur Miller. Death of A Salesman

SCHEDULE:

Part I. Architecture of Drama

[1] THU. Sept. 3 Introduction. Spectator Theory. Aristotle: 6 principles. Composition. Hamlet (see textbook), also read Comentaries on Shakespeare p. 273-288.

[2] TU Sept. 8 Structure & Texture. Read Oedipus Rex for next week: The Greeks -- Tragedy. Plot, Character, Idea --Hamlet (see Shakespeare).

[3] THU Sept.10 Dramatic text. "Performance Text(s)": Actor and Dramatic Poet. Text & Subtext. Sophocles; comentaries.

[4] TU Sept. 15 Actor's, Director's Texts and other stage languages (Light, Set, Costumes). Spectacle Texts and Dramatic Texts. Oedipus

[5] THU Sept. 17 Exposition. Setting, Circumstances and Situations.

[6] TU Sept. 22 Character: 5 Ws. Inner Conflict, Contrast, Counter-Point, Dialectics. Galileo, Brecht

[7] THU Sept. 24 "Action": story & plot. "Objective, Obstacles, Super-Objective and Through-line". Epic Theatre -- rejection of naturalism.

[8] TU Sept. 29 Monologue and scene relations. Line-by-line analysis. Chekhov

[9] THU Oct. 1 Theme Analysis: "Images and Symbols" -- basics of the structural analysis. Characters and themes. Modernism as style. Realism as major method for the century of cinema (see Realism and Symbolism.

[10] TU Oct. 6 Structure of Conflict (Climax). Strindberg, Symbolism and Psychology.

[11] THU Oct. 8 First test on Dramatic Theory (in class). Selection of the title and the topic for your midterm paper. Read Ibsen.

Must attend the thesis show "Laughter"! Outline of the first paper (selected topic and title submission).

[12] TU Oct. 13 Oral (paper) presentations and discussions. Strindberg, Chekhov2, Ibsen.

Part II. Evolution of Drama

[13] THU Oct.15 Periods and Styles. Brief History overview.

[14] TU Oct. 20 Golden Age: Shakespeare Review. Midterm Paper due

[15] THU Oct. 22 Genre Issue. Tragedy, comedy, Drama. Sub-genres.

[16] TU Oct. 27 Texture & Spectacle. 20th century: Revolution in Theatre.

[17] THU Oct. 29 High Modernity. New Thoughts and Forms

Must attend "70 Scenes" (keep your notes).

OCTOBER 31 -- HAUNTED THEATRE HALLOWEEN!

Part III. STYLES

[18] TU Nov. 3. ELECTION DAY. Prepare for discussion of "70 Scenes" (Read Oscar Wilde fragment: Comedy Idea)

[19] THU Nov. 5 Non-Western. Kabuki. [No Grade Test]

[20] TU Nov. 10 Theatre, Myth & Ritual. Evolution of audience. Church & Stage.

[21] THU Nov. 12 Symbolism. Strindberg and We. "The Glass Managerie": Williams & Symbolism

[22] TU Nov. 17 Realism. Chekhov3 and American Drama. Read O'Neill ("Desire Under the Elms")

[23] THU Nov. 19 Naturalism. Ibsen and O'Neill.

[24] TU Nov. 24 Dada, Futurism, Surrealism "Fish in a Tree"

November 26 -- THANKSGIVING

[25] TU Dec. 1 Brecht & Epic Theatre Theory Review. Test 2

[26] THU Dec. 3 Absurdism (Beckett) and the Postmodern Review -- Some Beckett ("Catastrophe" in class)

PERFORMANCE OF "THE FISH" DEC. 4, 5 & 6 (Must see!)

[27] Dec. 8. "Fish" Discussion in class (bring your notes)

[28] Dec. 10 Re-working the final paper drafts. 5 min. oral presentations.

Final Exams Week: Dec. 15 Final Paper due.

My office is in the theatre basement, next to the costume shop. Conferences are required. Need extra credit? Do extra work. Write an extra subject paper (2-3 pp) and earn an extra grade. Electronic submissions are okay only after the spell-check and on time.

Videos in the Library (list).
Scripts of the UAF Fall Season are on reserve (ask for THR 100). Paper Writing Guidelines are at HomeWork (Acting 221 Webpage) How to use Anatoly's Website -- Acting 121 Summer 1998 Class

NOTE: Playscript analysis -- this 400 level course is "in depth class" with the postmodern theories and methods introduced.

There is another page Dramlit with the 1995 class and notes on Chekhov, which for mysterious reasons refuses editing. Go for 215 Notes page, which I can edit and keep updated.