Special Topics in Theater History
THEA 203
Spring 2019 not offered
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This class will serve as an introduction to theatricality, performance studies methods, and aesthetic theories. Over the course of the semester, we will explore theater and performance practices from Sophocles' Oedipus the King to Aphra Behn's The Rover. We will analyze plays from Classical Greece to the English Reformation as we examine traditional conceptions of the theatrical. Given the complex and varied roles theater has played during these time periods, we will begin by placing pressure on the terms "theater" and "history." We will pay particular attention to the intersections between theater history, dramatic literature and cultural performance as we trace key moments in theatrical development. Readings will be organized geographically and diachronically, giving us a mobile and flexible account of theater, theory, and practice across a variety of cultures. At the end of this course, students will be familiar with milestones in theater history; be able to write a critical and descriptive performance paper; demonstrate a knowledge of critical performance and aesthetic theories; use performance as research methodology. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (THEA) |
Major Readings:
Selected plays will include, but not be limited to, the works of Euripides, Molière, Lope de Vega, Racine, Shakespeare, and Marlowe.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Includes group and individual presentations, online posts, short papers, and a research proposal paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
THEA 203 & THEA 302 (Contemporary Theater: Theories & Aesthetics) are required courses for Theater majors. |
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