Undergraduate Course: Naturalist Theatre, 1880-1920 (ENLI10302)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/english-literature/undergraduate/current/honours |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course explores the movement of Naturalism in drama in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Naturalist dramatists aimed to establish a theatre in which the significant issues and ideas of the day could be properly aired: their work consciously drew on new theories advanced by such thinkers as Darwin, Marx and Charcot about the sources life, about the effects of heredity, about politics, society, and psychology. This new kind of play, demanded a new kind of staging and acting, designed to reflect to audiences an illusion of actual contemporary life. Starting from the development of Naturalist theatre in Europe, influenced by Zola, Strindberg, Ibsen, the course will investigate the powerful impact in Britain on drama and on theatre practice of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will
* develop a wide knowledge of the dramatic literature, theory and staging practice of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
* enhance their understanding of the interaction between theatre and the intellectual currents of its day.
* extend their critical understanding of the complementary roles of playtexts and staging practice in the generation of meaning in theatre. |
Assessment Information
1 essay of 2,500 words (25%);
1 take-away exam essay of c. 3,000 words (75%). |
Special Arrangements
| Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Carpenter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3608
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Course secretary | Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
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