HISTORY OF THE THEATRE I
| Title | ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΥ ΘΕΑΤΡΟΥ Ι / HISTORY OF THE THEATRE I |
| Code | ΣΤ0101 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Drama |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Ioulia Pipinia |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 120000531 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos THeátrou (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 148
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600263969
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600263969
- At the Website of the School: http://www.thea.auth.gr/undergraduate-studies/pps/kormos/
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6126
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6126
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Introductory course, for students in their first semester.
Learning Outcomes
The course as the first of a three-course group of classes on theatre history that primarily aims at: a. discussing the developments in world theatre from the Medieval time to the 1700, and b. introducing students to the research and methodology of theatre history and historiography. Therefore, among the objectives of the course is not only to disseminate knowledge on theatre art as evolved in different countries, cultures and ages but also to provide students with the scientific tools to analyse historical change, cultural practices and artistic creation in order to understand and gradually apply the methods of theatre history as an academic discipline.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course initially discusses the origins of theatre and the methodology of theatre historiography. Special attention is given to Byzantine mime, Japanese theatre and the religious as well as secular drama of the Middle-Ages. The last period of theatrical activity this course explores, is Renaissance and Baroque in Europe with emphasis on Italian Humanism, the Elizabethan stage, the Spanish Golden Century, French Neoclassicism . Dramatic texts, visual material and different historiographic approaches will be employed in an attempt to analyse theatre as an art, a cultural phenomenon and a social institution in different periods and cultures. Authors and plays discussed during the weekly meetings are by Machiavelli, Zeami, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Racine, Moliere et.al.
Keywords
Theatre history, origins of theatre, ancient times (Athens, Rome), Sanskrit plays, Japanese theatre, Medieval theatre, Renaissance
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
- Corpus
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Elearning, powerpoint presentation, internet archival material.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 40 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 60 | 2.4 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 25 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
WRITTEN EXAMINATION
The students have to answer to different categories of questions:
1. Short answered.
2. Comparative examination.
3. Brief analysis of plays
At the same time, course attendance, adequate preparaton (reading the plays for each course), as well participation in the discussion will also be taken into consideration.
This information is printed on the course syllabus, which is distributed in class and uploaded on the course E-learning site.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Α. ΒΑΣΙΚΗ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ (ΒΙΒΛΙΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΕΥΔΟΞΟ)
1. Oscar Brockett και Franklin J. Hildy, Ιστορία του θεάτρου, τμ. 1, μτφ. Μ. Βιτεντζάκης, Α. Γαϊτάνα, Α. Κεχαγιάς, Μ. Χατζηεμμανουήλ, ΚΟΑΝ, Αθήνα 2013.
2. Erika Fischer-Lichte, Ιστορία ευρωπαϊκού δράματος και θεάτρου, τ. 1: Από την αρχαιότητα στους γερμανούς κλασικούς, μτφ. Γιάννης Καλλιφατίδης, Πλέθρον, Αθήνα 2012.
3. Phyllis Hartnoll, Ιστορία του θεάτρου, μτφ. Ρούλα Πατεράκη, Υποδομή, Αθήνα 1980.
4. Thomas Postlewait, Εισαγωγή στην ιστοριογραφία του θεάτρου, μτφ. Αθηνά Χρήστου, Αμολγός, Αθήνα 2018.
Additional bibliography for study
Θεατρικά κείμενα
1.Ο καθένας (Everyman)
2.Zeami, Το φιλιατρό του πηγαδιού
3.Machiavelli, Ο μανδραγόρας
4.Marlowe, H σφαγή των Παρισίων
5.Shakespeare, Άμλετ
6.Shakespeare, Όνειρο καλοκαιρινής νύχτας
7.Lope de Vega, Φουέντε οβεχούνα
8.Calderón de la Barca, Η ζωή είναι όνειρο
9.Molière, Το σχολείο των γυναικών
10.Molière, Ο μισάνθρωπος
11.Racine, Φαίδρα
ΕΠΙΛΟΓΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΚΡΙΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΕΙΜΕΝΩΝ
Thomas Postlewait, Εισαγωγή στην ιστοριογραφία του θεάτρου, μτφ. Αθηνά Χρήστου, Αμολγός, Αθήνα 2018 (Εισαγωγή)
Το θέατρο στην Ιαπωνία
• «Μορφές του Παραδοσιακού Θεάτρου της Ιαπωνίας», Θεατρικά Τετράδια 4 (Οκτώβριος 1980), σ. 3-10.
• Κλαίρη Παπαπαύλου, Νο. Το κλασικό θέατρο της Ιαπωνίας, Παπαζήσης, Αθήνα 2013, σ. 19-34
• ―, «Ζεαμί» (Αφιέρωμα στο ιαπωνικό θέατρο Νο), Ανακύκληση 11 (Σεπτ. – Οκτ. 1987), σ. 161-163.
• Μπάμπης Δερμιτζάκης, Εισαγωγή στο θέατρο της Ιαπωνίας και της Κίνας, ΑΛΔΕ Εκδόσεις, Κέρκυρα 2010, «Άλλα θεατρικά είδη- kabuki», σ. 58-72.
Αναγέννηση-Μπαρόκ-Νεοκλασικισμός
• Monroe C. Beardsley, Ιστορία των αισθητικών θεωριών, μτφ. Δημοσθένης Κούρτοβικ – Παύλος Χριστoδουλίδης, Νεφέλη, Αθήνα 1989, σ. 126-128.
• Έφη Βαφειάδη, «Νικολό Μακιαβέλλι, 1969-1527» και «Ο Μακιαβέλλι και το θέατρο» (3 σσ.) και «Το θέατρο και το δράμα στην Αγγλία από το 1485 μέχρι το 1660» (22 σσ.).
• Frank Kermode, Όλος ο κόσμος μια σκηνή. Η εποχή του Σαίξπηρ, μτφ. Λήδα Φιλιπποπούλου, ΜΙΕΤ, Αθήνα 2011, σ. 89-127.
• Τίνα Κροντήρη, Ο Σαίξπηρ, η Αναγέννηση κι εμείς, University Studio Press, Θεσσαλονίκη 2002, σ. 103-122.
• Βασιλική Πετρίδου και Όλγα Ζιρώ, Τέχνες και αρχιτεκτονική από την αναγέννηση έως τον 21ο αιώνα [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.], Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών, Αθήνα 2015, κεφ. 2 «Η τέχνη του Μπαρόκ». Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3543 .
Last Update
07-10-2024
