Classical Theatre: Comedy 03-AP-CTC

Course learning content:
- construction and functions of Greek and Roman theatre and its role in social and political life,
- aristiphanes and old Attic Comedy,
- menander and New Greek Comedy,
- Palliata and its rquirements,
- Plautus and his types of characters,
- Terence and his humanism,
- the influence of political situation on theatre.

Module learning aims

Course aims: - to gain knowledge of origins and development ancient theatre and ancient comedy, - to gain knowledge of the typological classification, political and social influences on the theatre and drama, differences between playwrights and their source, - to develop the ability of interpretation of the most important plays by the prominent playwrights, - to develop research skills in the field of diverse levels of intertextual relationships: persons, genres, motifs, and selected problems.

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

Lecture with a multimedia presentation, interactive lecture, discussions, sound and/or video demonstration.

Student workload (ECTS credits)

Module type

elective

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

General familiarity with antiquity.

Course coordinators

Ewa Skwara

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- describe the differences between Greek, Hellenistic and Roman theatre,
- define the role of theatre and comedy in social and political life in Athens and Rome,
- see the influence of social and political situation on form and content of comedies,
- see and evaluate the rules and principles applied in composition by ancient playwrights,
- see and evaluate the evolution of concepts, attitudes and emotions against the background of their times,
- account for the contribution of ancient literature and culture into the formation and development of modern literature and culture.

Assessment criteria

Grade system:

very good (bdb; 5,0): very good knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient literature; ability to provide examples; very high skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; very good knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature.

good plus (+db; 4,5): as above, except for minor inefficiencies and inaccuracies.

good (db; 4,0): good knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient literature; ability to provide examples; rather high skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; good knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature.

satisfactory plus (+dst; 3,5): satisfactory knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient literature; ability to provide examples; satisfactory skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; satisfactory knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature.

satisfactory (dst; 3,0): basic knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient literatures; ability to provide examples; basic skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; basic knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature.

unsatisfactory (ndst; 2,0): unsatisfactory knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient iterature; unsatisfactory skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; unsatisfactory knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature.

Bibliography

Translations of ancient texts and secondary sources selected by the teaching staff.

Additional information

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