Course syllabus
European Drama: Greatest Hits
Description
This course, taught by specialists in Drama, English and European Languages and Literatures, 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 Ibsen, Chekhov, Lorca, Pirandello, Beckett, Schnitzler, Brecht and Frisch.
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.
Lecturer(s)
Prof. Tracy Adams, Prof Tom Bishop, Dr. Rina Kim, Prof. Christine Arkinstall, Dr. Stephan Resch and others
Course coordinator:
Dr. Stephan Resch (s.resch@auckland.ac.nz)
Reading/Texts
Refer to Reading list tab (Talis)
Assessment
Coursework only
Points
EUROPEAN 207: 15.0 points
Prerequisites
30 points passed in BA courses or Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
Restrictions
EUROPEAN 307
Course outline:
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