Undergraduate - UnitATS3426 - Form and Meaning of Drama on the 20th Century Stage

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
Offered	Not offered in 2013
Coordinator(s)	Millicent Vladiv-Glover

Notes

Previously coded CLS3810

Synopsis

The unit will show the development of (post-) modern drama in European culture along a historical trajectory going back to the turn-of-the-century avant garde. Particular attention will be paid to the theatre of the absurd of Artaud, Becket and Chekhov and the minimalist theatre of the post-impressionist Grotowski. The theoretical component of the course will offer various contemporary and classical models (psychoanalysis, Aristotelian poetics, semiotics of the theatre) with which to analyse particular dramatic texts or trends.

Assessment

Seminar paper (1500 words): 25%
Essay (2000 words): 45%
End-of-semester test (60 minutes): 30%
Third-year students will be required to select different essay topics and demonstrate a wider reading relative to the second-year students