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SPAN231

Framing Violence and Transgression: Theater in the Siglo de Oro
SPAN231 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

When Philip II chose Madrid for his capital in 1561, it was a small provincial town, and actors formed travelling companies with no permanent location. By 1600, Madrid was the center of a self-conscious world power with permanent theaters. Within a few more years, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Ruiz de Alarcon, and other writers create and develop a form of drama that is an arena of incredible inventiveness. In it, a collective identity is shaped and projected, and conflicts, often violent, between freedom and authority, desire and conformity, are acted out. In this course attention is given to the physical structure of the theaters and to the use of space in the creation of significant actions.

MAJOR READINGS

Some short farces and typical religious
plays from the Middle Ages and the 16th century. Major
plays by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Guillen de Castro,
Rojas Zorrilla, Ruiz de Alarcon, Calderon, Moreto.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three short papers (3-5 pages). Take home final exam. In-class presentations.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

SPAN231 is intended for students who have completed SPAN224. Students who have not done so should consult with the professor before preregistering. Readings, class discussion, and written work in Spanish only. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT

Prerequisites: SPAN224

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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