Universität Wien

170301 VO Lecture: The History of Theatre (2022W)

Theatre and Rationalism. Dynamics in the European Theatre of the 18th Century. Lecture on theatre history

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 17 - Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft
Moodle

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Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The lecture is held as an on-site course.

  • Monday 10.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 17.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 24.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 31.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 07.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 14.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 21.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 28.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 05.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 12.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 09.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A
  • Monday 16.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1, alte WU, Augasse 2-6, EG Kern A

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture discusses essential changes in 18th century theatre practice and theory from the point of view of the rational legitimation of a national theatre as a popular "school" against supposedly "unenlightened" forms of behaviour and theatre.
The aporias of the National Theatre idea are first explored on the discursive level in order to then present the failure or relative success of the theatre pilot projects in Leipzig, Hamburg, Vienna or Mannheim as attempts to create a "bourgeois" theatre within absolutist structures. The theatre problem becomes particularly clear in the last quarter of the 18th century in the environment of the Sturm und Drang movement, the French Revolution and the "Mainzer National-Bürgertheater", when new theatre theories, aesthetics and forms of organisation were of short-term interest, but a theatre business based on trivial plays prevailed.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam at the end of the semester. Further examination dates are offered at the beginning (March) in the middle (May) as well as at the end (June) of the following summer semester.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students know essential discourses and practical experiments in German-speaking theatre of the 18th century (knowledge) and can also apply, link and reflect this in more complex problems (know how).
Twelve marks can be obtained in the four-question written examination, with six marks being the minimum for passing.

Examination topics

The exam content consists of a) the content of the lectures, b) the required reading selected for them, and c) the slides and other materials made available on Moodle.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:27