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123220 SE Literature Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2014S)

Metatheatre/Metadrama

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 11.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 18.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 25.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 01.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 08.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 29.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 06.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 13.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 20.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 27.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 03.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 17.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 24.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course is dedicated to the study of a phenomenon which may variously be paraphrased as: metadrama, plays within plays, theatereality, manifestations of the topos of theatrum mundi etc.
Plays to be discussed in detail: Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher, "The Knight of the Burning Pestle" (1607/1613); Tom Stoppard, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" (1966); Michael Frayn, "Noises Off" (1981); Enda Walsh, "The Walworth Farce" (2006). The film "Seven Psychopaths" (2012; dir. Martin McDonagh) will also be included as a recent manifestation of this "meta-thing".

NB: Students wishing to register early and ready to take on one of the topics for oral presentations in March/April are kindly asked to contact Prof. Huber via e-mail wern.huber@univie.ac.at ASAP.

Preliminary Course Outline (topics for early registration):
March 11: Introduction (Huber)
March 18: (1) Metadrama/Metatheatre: Definitions
(2) Metafiction: Self-Conscious Narration
March 26: (3) Beaumont & Fletcher: A Bio-Bibliographical Survey (= Life and Works)
(4) "The Knight" and Literary Tradition (Quixotism)
April 1: (5) Pastiche, Parody, Travesty: Definitions

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Regular attendance, active participation in class, PowerPoint presentation, research paper (ca. 20 pp.), written final written test.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

We will attempt an analysis of 'self-reflexive' plays ranging from the relatively straightforward use of the 'theatre within the theatre' device (e.g. the Players in "Hamlet", the so-called rehearsal plays) to the sophisticated and self-conscious laying bare of dramatic genre conventions and the problematising of the 'reality' of fictional worlds (theatre as theatre, e.g. Stoppard, Frayn). Another line of inquiry will be the question why 'metatheatre' manifests itself most convincingly in the modes of satire, farce, and parody, as demonstrated by the plays selected.

Prüfungsstoff

Class discussion of plays and selected scenes; student presentations on selected topics.

Literatur

Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is easily available as Reclams Fremdsprachentext # 9185.
A customised anthology will be available from StudienServiceStelle Anglistik after Feb 28. Further material for obligatory and ancillary reading will be provided on an e-learning platform. Therefore, students are asked to familiarise themselves in advance with the MOODLE platform. For introduction and self-guided tour, please see <https://elearning.univie.ac.at/ >.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF4.2.4-322, BA10.2, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0374

Letzte Änderung: Do 09.01.2025 00:16