Undergraduate Course: Introduction to European Theatre (CLLC08002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is designed to introduce students to the history and variety of European theatre, to develop reading strategies for dramatic texts and an awareness of the history of performance practice. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will:
&· Have acquired an awareness of the variety of theatre practice across Europe
&· Be able to read playtexts with a sensitivity to cultural and historical context and with an awareness of performance practices
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Assessment Information
| One essay (2,000-2,500 words)(50%) and one two-hour examination (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
The programme will vary from session to session, depending on staff availability, but the aim is to ensure that each of the DELC language areas is represented by at least one teaching block. The course will be delivered using texts in English translation, and the texts used will be readily available in translation. |
| Syllabus |
The course is team-taught, the programme consisting of a range of texts selected from the list below (plus others that become available as staff return from leave), and taught in two-, three- or four-week blocks, as appropriate.
The course will open with 2 sessions on the relationship of text to performance, and on the European dimensions of the course.
Dr Véronique Desnain
Molière, Don Juan and other plays, Ed. Ian McLean (Oxford World's Classics, 1998)
Racine, Iphigenia, Phaedra and Athaliah, Transl. John Cairncross (Penguin Classics, 2004)
Dr Peter Davies
Friedrich Schiller, Mary Stuart, version by David Harrower (Faber and Faber, 2006)
Elfriede Jelinek, What happened after Nora left her husband (Plays by Women, vol 10, ed. Annie Castledine, Methuen, 1994)
Dr Laura Bradley
Gerhart Hauptmann, Lonely Lives, tr. Mary Morison (Kessinger, 2008)
Dr Kari Dickson
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House, tr. Kenneth McLeish (Nick Hern Books, 1994)
Prof Jean Duffy
Samuel Beckett, Endgame (Faber and Faber, 2009)
Dr Alexandra Smith
Karel Capek, R.U.R., tr. P.Selver (Oxford Paperbacks, 1963)
Vaclav Havel, The Garden Party (Avalon Travel Publishing, 2000)
Dr Claudia Nocentini
Natalia Ginzburg, The Wrong Door, tr. Wendell Ricketts (Toronto UP, 2008)
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
see above |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Theatre European Comparative |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Peter Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 3632
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Jocelyn Proctor
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: |
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