| Module Identifier | DR30420 | ||
| Module Title | MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMA | ||
| Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
| Co-ordinator | Dr Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe | ||
| Semester | Semester 1 | ||
| Pre-Requisite | Successful completion of Part 1 Drama. | ||
| Course delivery | Lecture | 20 Hours | |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 10 Hours | ||
| Assessment | Semester Assessment | Assignment 1 - 1500 words - 15%. - Friday 25th October 2002 Assignment 2 - 1500 words - 15%. - Friday 13th December 2002 Practical Presentation - Thursday/Friday 16 and 17th January 2003 Practical Presentation - 20%. Timed Essay - 50 %. | 100% |
Typically, upon completion of this module a student will be able:
To demonstrate knowledge of the relation between their reading and viewing of theatre texts of the period covered in the module (and beyond) to broader historical developments on performance modes (Realism, Expressionism, Epic Theatre, etc.).
To participate knowledgeably in debates (written and oral) about the relationship between theatrical theory and practice.
To critically read dramatic texts as indicators of complex theatrical events.
To introduce students to significant developments in theatrical theory and practice in Europe from the onset of realism to the 1960s.
To develop appropriate methods of analysing specific texts, chosen because they manifest significant differences in theatrical method.
To examine how drama serves as a means of mediating the discourse of a given time.
Performance modes: Realism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Political and Epic Theatre, The Theatre of Cruelty; The Theatre of the Absurd.
Illustrative dramatists: Gogol, Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht ,Genet and Weiss.