120012 SE Literary Seminar / BA-Arbeit / MA British/Irish/New English (2011S)

The Well-Made Play in the Twentieth Century

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 07.02.2011 00:00 to Su 20.02.2011 23:59
Registration is open from We 23.02.2011 00:00 to Tu 01.03.2011 23:59
Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2011 23:59

Details

max. 18 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Rudolf Weiss

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 08.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 15.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 22.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 29.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 05.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 12.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 03.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 10.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 17.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 24.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 31.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 07.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 21.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 28.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The well-made play originated in France in the nineteenth century (Scribe, Sardou) and had its heyday in British theatre in the late Victorian age. However, despite several attempts to oust it from the British stage, it remained the most popular dramatic form throughout the twentieth century. A prominent contemporary theatre historian claims that the well-made play became and still remains the traditional model of play construction. A further important aspect is its close connection to dramatic as well as stage realism. In this seminar we will explore representative well-made plays, comic as well as serious.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance, oral presentation, active participation in class discussions, academic paper (20-25 pages), final essay.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Introduce students to the most widely used dramatic form in British theatre, make them aware of characteristic structural and thematic features of the well-made play and, ultimately, acquaint them with the mechanics of playwriting.

Examination topics

Introduction to the aesthetic features of the well-made play, contextualisation within dramatic and theatrical history; students' presentations, class discussions.

Reading list

The texts analysed will include plays by Henry Arthur Jones, Arthur Wing Pinero, John Galsworthy, Noel Coward, Terence Rattigan, John Osborne and Alan Ayckbourn.

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: 322, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, 821, BA12, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0216

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