Area: | Department of Communication and Cultural Studies |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Formal work on classical, renaissance period - particularly Shakespeare, restoration and modern comedies and tragedies. Analysis of speeches and scenes, acting, writing and staging methods. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Defined and understood the changing forms of comedy and tragedy. Related staging conventions to technological and cultural aspects of theatre. Examined the theoretical implications of 'traditional' and 'contemporary' renderings of Shakespearean texts. Developed strategies for understanding and performing blank verse and heightened language texts. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Gibaldi, Joseph. (1999), MLA handbook for writers of research papers (fifth edition). New York, Modern Language Association of America. |
Unit Texts: | Gurr, Andrew. (1970), The Shakespearean stage 1574-1642. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Rothwell, Kenneth S. (1999), A history of Shakespeare on screen: a century of film and television. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Bate, Jonathon. and Jackson, Russell. (eds.) (1996), Shakespeare: an illustrated stage history. New York, Oxford University Press. Bennett, Susan. (1996), Performing nostalgia: shifting Shakespeare and the contemporary past. London, Rutledge. Wilson, Richard. and Dutton, Richard. (ed.) (1992), New historicism and renaissance drama. London, Longman. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 1 Performance 35%, Assignment 2 Performance 35%, Assignment 3 Written work 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100100 Performing Arts (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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