Spanish Theatre

The course is open to all students of Humanities, but a good competence in Spanish language is required, since classes are held in Spanish. The course aims at introducing the study of the wide dramatic corpus in Spanish language, with a focus on a specific and ever changing period. Apart from studying the evolution of the dramatic genre in a given period or focusing on a specific theme, the course offers an overview of drama fundamentals, such as staging, the differences between scenic and dramatic space, the commercial dimension of playwriting. The basic terminology of theatre studies is presented, and a few videoclips of significant plays are discussed in class. During the year, students are strongly encouraged to go to theatre, even if scheduled works are not fully related to the contents of the course.

Knowledge and understanding: students will know the evolution of Spanish drama history, with specific attention to the period analysed during the course; they will read some significant dramatic works of the period considered, choosing them out of a reading list. Applying knowledge and understanding: students will be able to position correctly authors, works and movements or schools in the period considered; they will be able to compare dramatic texts and to recognize similarities and differences among them, pointing out the most significant features of every one; they will be able to use the basic terminology of theatre studies; they will connect plays with their historic and social context, and will be able to analyse different strategies of staging and directing; they will develop a sensibility for the ethical values of drama and their impact on audience and readers.