Undergraduate Course: Twentieth Century Epic Theatre (ENLI10123)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course will examine the development of epic drama as a predominant twentieth century dramatic form. At base, epic - the oldest form of literary art - is concerned with the individual's public persona, how the individual relates to community, and especially to the values of her/his community. Traditionally, this has meant that epic 'justifies' or even celebrates the status quo. But in the twentieth century, epic drama came to be used to justify alternative communities, political, regional, gendered, etc. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
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Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course will develop a broad knowledge of twentieth century forms and theories of epic theatre. They will be equipped to recognise how this theatre began to offer oppositional narratives which challenged prevailing orthodoxies, and celebrated minority and often persecuted groups and cultures. They will understand how this was achieved through challenging dominant dramatic forms, especially naturalism.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Randall Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4288
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Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
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