GREEK THEATRE
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2018/2019
- Teacher
- LEONARDO FIORENTINI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- L-FIL-LET/02
Training objectives
- The course intends to deepen the Greek and Latin theatrical culture, and considers the ancient theater not as literary but as a performance. The student will then become acquainted with the contexts of representation, the main forms of performance and the fortune of Greek theater, particularly through a case study, Aristophanes' Clouds.
Prerequisites
- Elementary knowledge of Greek culture
Course programme
- The first part of the course will be dedicated to the Athenian and Roman theater festivals; The second part will deal with the forms of Greek comedy; The third will analyze the case of Aristophanes' Clouds.
Didactic methods
- The teaching methods used will be essentially two:
1. Frontal lessons with reading of texts and documents
2. Seminars with students
A visit to the National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara is planned to inspect the Greek vases that point to tragic myths and theatrical representations Learning assessment procedures
- Oral exams with oral questions during lessons; Brief student reports on specific topics; Final oral exam. Infrared tests have value for self-evaluation; The outcome will be considered if the tests are positive. These tests are not binding for access to the exam.
The final exam will start from the general part with a topic chosen by the student; then there will be a teacher's question on the egalitarian part and two on the specific part. Reference texts
- For the general part, consider:
a. Storia del teatro. Le idee e le forme dello spettacolo dall'antichità a oggi, a cura di L. Allegri, Roma, Carocci 2017, ISBN 9788843088218. Si studino i capitoli: 1 (Il teatro antico) e 9 (Strutture e modelli della drammaturgia)
b. For the specific part, read the Clouds edition of Aristophanes with Greek text and translation.
Other useful information will be provided during the lesson
