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Not offered in 2007
This subject will provide students with an introduction to Roman drama and spectacular entertainment. Through an examination of the performance culture of Ancient Rome, it will analyse the creation of Roman cultural identity in Rome and the wider Empire. It will look at the historical context of Roman theatre, its contemporary critical and theatrical reception, and the cultural significance of spectacle. Students will be introduced to a range of specific critical discourses as methodologies for analysing Roman performativity. They will study Roman playwrights and theatre history, the rhetoric of spectacular propaganda and the cultural currency of gladiatorial displays.
Class paper (500 words): 10%;
Research Essay (2500 words): 50%;
Take-home examination (1500 words): 40%
1 x 1 hour lecture and 1x 1.5 hour tutorial