Modern Drama
Proposed to be offered next in 1998
I Breuer
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Peninsula
Objectives Students completing this subject should gain an understanding of modernist dramatic forms which emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and an awareness of `realism' in the theatre and ways in which major practitioners responded to various ideas of realism and developed their own concepts and dramatic forms.
Synopsis This subject looks at the emergence of modernist dramatic forms in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly in Europe. The focus is on `realism' and some of the major responses to it. Tutorials will emphasise practical and critical exploration of the texts and performance styles usually associated with a range of artistic movements such as naturalism, symbolism, expressionism, surrealism, and epic theatre. Although required to participate in tutorials, students will not be assessed on their performance skills. Lectures will run for one hour and tutorials for two.
Assessment second year Seminar paper (1500 words): 20%
* In-class
tests (2500 words) 30%
* Major essay (2000 words): 30%
* participation:
20%
Assessment third year Seminar paper (1500 words): 20%
* In-class
tests (2500 words) 30%
* Major essay (2000 words): 30%
* participation:
20%
* Third-year students will be expected to show greater analytical
skills in dealing with specific plays and a more sophisticated understanding
and use of critical and contextual materials.
Prescribed texts
Brecht Mother Courage Methuen
Buchner Woyzek OUP
Checkov Five plays OUP
Ibsen Four major plays OUP
Jarry Ubu Rex Methuen
Pirandello Six Characters in Search of an Author Methuen
Shaw Mrs Warren's Profession
Strindberg Miss Julie
Wilde An Ideal Husband Penguin
Two texts to be announced
Recommended texts
Bentley (ed.)The theory of the modern stage Pelican
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