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Introducing Theatre (272-0-20)

Topic

The Tragic Condition

Instructors

Matthieu Dupas
847/491-2772
1860 S. Campus Drive, Crowe Hall #2-139

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 4-410: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Overview of class

Did the tragic consciousness vanish in the modern era? Reading Racine, Musset, Camus, Beckett, and Koltès, we will explore the genres of the classical tragedy, the lyrical tragedy, the romantic drama, as well as existentialist, absurdist and contemporary theater so as to highlight the persistence and the redefinition of the notion of the tragic from early to late modernity.

Class Materials (Required)

Racine, Phèdre
Musset, Lorenzaccio
Camus, Caligula
Beckett, En attendant Godot
Koltès, Roberto Zucco

Class Attributes

Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: Students must have completed FRENCH 210-0 or FRENCH 211-0. Other students may register with instructor permission.