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Required for Theatre Majors

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

Kabuki

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

[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. Aristotle and Idea of Tragedy.

[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. Hamlet and Oedipus.

[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. (See Non-Realiasm Page)

[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!

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

[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. Meyerhold

[17] THU Oct. 29 High Modernity. New Thoughts and Forms. Pirandello: Six Characters in Search of an Author

[18] TU Nov. 3. (ELECTION DAY!) Prepare for discussion of "70 Scenes"

[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. Chekhov and American Drama. Read O'Neill ("Desire Under the Elms") What is Drama?

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

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

[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. (See Samples and my comments). American Tragedy, Part II. Miller: Death of A Salesman

Final Exams Week: Dec. 15 Final Paper due. Test 2

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