COMEDY

Course Information
TitleΚΩΜΩΔΙΑ / COMEDY
CodeΛΦΙ564
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolPhilology
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID280010996

Programme of Study: PPS School of Philology 2014

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Ancient Greek PhilologyElective Courses belonging to the selected specializationWinter/Spring-15
Latin PhilologyCompulsory CourseWinter/Spring-15

Programme of Study: PPS School of Philology

Registered students: 4
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Ancient Greek PhilologyCompulsory CourseWinter/Spring-15
Latin PhilologyCompulsory CourseWinter/Spring-15

Class Information
Academic Year2013 – 2014
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
280109132
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
  • German (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
1. exercise and practise on interpretational themes, typology and historical dimension of dramatic characters, and theatrological evaluation of text on modern terms. 2. demonstration of the relation between Greek and Roman theatre and the contribution of the second one to the Western Theatre until today (Shakespeare, Racine, Moliere etc.), including the New Greek Theatre (typology of characters, methods of producing laughter, techiques etc.).
General Competences
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
a. Hellenistic theatre and New comedy. b. Prelitterary forms of drama in Italy, i.e. fabula Attellana, versus Fescennini, mimus, satura. c. the 3 Roman stars: Plautus, Caecilius, Terence. d. scenery, costumes, masks. e. contaminatio, low of 5 acts etc.
Keywords
roman drama, Plautus, Terence
Educational Material Types
  • Book
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Reading Assigment
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities
Written assigments
Total
Student Assessment
Description
the student's evaluation is based on his/her participation in the lesson's procedure, and mainly on the scientific quality of his/her assignment.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Λ. Τρομάρας, P. Terentius Afer, Eunuchus, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2005. F. Dupont, Η αυτοκρατορία του ηθοποιού, Αθήνα 2003.
Additional bibliography for study
G. Duckworth, The Nature of Roman Comedy, Princeton 1952.
Last Update
12-06-2014