SPAN231 - Sex, Violence, and (Poetic) Justice: Spanish Classical Theater

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Academic Year 2003/2004

Sex, Violence, and (Poetic) Justice: Spanish Classical Theater
SPAN 231 FA

Crosslistings:
COL 313

From 1580 to 1660 Spanish playwrights created a repertory comparable for inventiveness, variety, and influence to the Classical Greek and Elizabethan English traditions, and unmatched by any for the sheer magnitude of the outpouring. Through it a collective identity is shaped and projected and conflicts, often violent, between freedom and authority, desire and conformity, acted out. Designed to please a paying popular as well as a courtly audience and distinguished for its innovative exploration of hybrid forms such as tragicomedy, Golden-Age theater is typically vital, surprising and sophisticated all at once. Attention will be given to performance: stagecraft, women on the stage, theater as ritual. Scenes from the plays will be performed informally in class.

MAJOR READINGS

Major plays by Lope de Vega, Calderón, Tirso de Molina, Ruíz de Alarcón, Cervantes and others.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Five short papers (2-3 pp.), one longer final paper (5-7 pp.), and one short oral presentation as preparation for the final paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

SPAN 231 is intended for students who have completed SPAN 221. Students who have not done so should consult with the professor before preregistering. Readings, written assignments and class discussions will be in Spanish.

Only COL students may take this course CR/U.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN Grading Mode: Student Option

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Armstrong Roche,Michael

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK314

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 10 Jr. major: 2

SR. non-major: 4 Jr. non-major: 1 SO: 2 FR: 1

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004