Oct 20 Introduction to course: readings, requirements (tests and projects); begin Overview (origins)
Oct 22 conclude Overview; begin
Molière,
The
Miser (L'avare) (1668), Acts I & II; demonstrations
Oct 27 The Miser, complete play; visuals; Frye, "Structure of Comedy"
Oct 29 The
Miser: enactments
1) Karen M. 2) Karen J. 3) Jason 4) Jedina 5) Cynthia
Nov 3 begin Sophocles, Oedipus the King (430BC), pp. 57-73, l. 8; "A Note on The Greek Theatre"; Krutch, "The Tragic fallacy"; demonstrations
Nov 5 Oedipus,
complete play; Aristotle, from The Poetics (c. 340BC); visuals;
begin enactments; conferences for writing projects, etc., during office
hours and other times
1) Amanda 2) Jessica 3) Ed 4) Chris
Nov 10 complete Oedipus enactments; conferences during office hours and other times for writing projects, etc.
Nov 12 begin Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895),Acts I & II; demonstrations; academic paper--discussion (15 mins)
Nov 17 Importance...Earnest,
complete play; Langer, "The Comic Rhythm"; visuals; begin enactments; deadline
for approval of paper topic (optional)
1) Mark 2) Holly 3) Kris 4) Julie
Nov 19 complete Importance...Earnest enactments; begin Strindberg, Miss Julie (1888), 300-317
Nov 24 complete Miss Julie; demonstrations; papers due
Nov 26 university closes at noon for Thanksgiving
Dec 1
Miss
Julie, visuals: enactments; review for
final exam
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Dec3 (Wednesday)
FINAL EXAM: 2-3:15pm
Molière--nom de théâtre of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673); an actor, a farceur; L'Illustre Théâtre; commedia dell' arte (improv; stock characters, like miles gloriosus from Plautus); proscenium arch (pro + scene)
Sophocles (495?-406?)--Gods: Dionysus (Bacchus), Apollo, Athena/Artemis; deus ex machina; skene; dithyramb; hamartia, hybris; pity, fear, catharsis; segments: prologos, epeisodion (incl. parodos), exodos; chorus, choragos; strophe and antistrophe; stasimon (ode); episode (scene)
Wilde (1856-1900)--aestheticism, decadence; amoral; "style without sincerity"; Earnest: "high" farce (unique), if farce at all, with some satire of English society; country vs. town
Strindberg (1849-1912)--