The Theatre of the Absurd (Ordinary) (U03253)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : LLC-3-FR0068

This option will study the treatment of the theme of the absurd in twentieth-century French drama. Topics to be explored will include the following:

- death, decay and the Vanitas motif
- the tension between comedy and tragedy
- the nightmare scenario
- language, meaning(lessness) and (non-)communication
- time, disintegration and the instability of identity
- the dramatisation of the absurdist perspective
- the debt to myth, religion and popular culture (clowning, music hall, film, nonsense literature)

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Ordinary Students only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - French, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of these courses students will be expected to show the
ability:
-to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the chosen
specialism(s)
-to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
-to show an understanding of and apply competently relevant concepts and theories
-to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/issues studied
-to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations -to offer alternative perspectives and show an awareness of contrasting viewpoints.