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Drama 203.3

History of from 600 B.C to 1850

History of theatre, dominantly in the Western tradition, from antiquity through to the Romantic revolt and the beginnings of . The evolution of theatrical production (, production, theatre architecture) will be emphasized, with assigned plays being examined largely within the context of the production and dynamics of their period.

Instructor Moira Day Rm 187, John Mitchell 966-5193 (Off.) 653-4729 (Home) 1-780-466-8957 (emergency only) [email protected] http://www.ualberta.ca/~normang/Pika.html

Office Hours Tues– 2:30-4:00 Wed- 11:30-1:00

Booklist

Brockett, Oscar. History of 10th edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2008

Agamemnon () http://classics.mit.edu/Aeschylus/agamemnon.html

The Trojan Women () http://archive.org/stream/thetrojanwomenof10096gut/10096.txt

Lysistrata () http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7700/7700-h/7700-h.htm

Dr. Faustus (Marlowe) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/779/779-h/779-h.htm

The Recruiting Officer (Farquhar) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37012/37012-h/37012-h.htm

Theatre History Notes Package. Bookstore

Grades and Course Information

Mid-Term 15%

Group Project 35% Seminar (25%) Bibliography (10%)

Quizzes 10%

Participation 5%

Final Exam 35%

---- 100% 2

I will be in class five minutes ahead of time for consultation, and begin and end lectures on time. I will also return quizzes within TWO class periods after giving them, and return exams within TEN DAYS after giving them. Exams, quizzes and papers not picked up at that class time can be picked up during office hours.

Class participation requires regular attendance. A student who misses for more than three unexcused absences a term will be docked 50% of the participation grade for that term. If you miss more than 1/3 of the classes in any term for any reason other than certifiable illness you will, at minimum, lose the full participation grade for that term. (Please review the Attendance Requirement in All Courses.) Please phone or e-mail if you are unable to attend, preferably in advance of the absence. Attendance at student class seminars is compulsory because (1) these are graded "live" that can be negatively affected by poor and participation. For this reason, 1% OF YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL GROUP GRADE WILL BE DOCKED FOR EVERY UNEXCUSED ABSENCE FROM A STUDENT SEMINAR. IF YOU ARE ACTUALLY IN THE SEMINAR, YOU WILL LOSE 25% OF YOUR GROUP GRADE FOR AN UNEXCUSED NO-SHOW. UNEXCUSED NO-SHOWS AT GROUP PROJECT WORK SESSIONS SCHEDULED DURING CLASS HOURS BY THE GROUP ITSELF WILL RESULT IN 5% BEING DEDUCTED FROM YOUR PERSONAL GROUP GRADE FOR EACH NO-SHOW.

Students are expected to be punctual and to submit all class work on time. Any requests for an extension must be submitted one week in advance of the formal deadline. Unexcused late assignments, except in the case of certifiable illness or in the family, will be heavily penalized (10% per day deducted). NO CLASS WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED BEYOND THE FINAL EXAM EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN OFFICIAL INCOMPLETE GRANTED BECAUSE OF ILLNESS OR DEATH IN THE FAMILY.

Students should be aware that there is a $5.00 photocopy fee per term to be paid to the instructor by September 19.

If you find yourself in difficulties and are considering dropping the course late in the term, please come and talk to me first. If you decide to drop the course, please come and notify me so I can take your name off my record . (Sept. 18 Last day to change classes or withdraw without financial penalty. Sept 25. Last day to withdraw with 75% tuition credit. Oct. 2 Last day to withdraw with 50% tuition credit. Nov. 15. Last day to withdraw without academic penalty.) Instructors are NOT permitted to reschedule final exams at their own discretion. Please take heed of the final exam dates (Dec. 6 -21) and do not schedule other activities at that time.

If there is a time with my office hours, then feel free to make an appointment or leave me a number where I can reach you. I'd be delighted to help you with any immediate problem I feel is within my power to handle, and if I feel it isn't, I'll try to refer you to people or places that can help you with it.

Welcome on board!

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Schedule Sept 5 Introduction (live) The Classical Period 10 *Agamemnon (Aeschylus) The Greeks and Greek (9th ed. 11-17 10th ed 10- 14) (live) 12 Library Orientation. Rm 161 Murray Library. Meet there. --- 17 *Trojan Women (Euripides) (in-class) 19 Greek Architecture, Scene Design and Costuming (9th ed 19-32 40-42 10th ed 16-29, 37- 39) (on-line) --- 24 *Lysistrata (Aristophanes) Greek (9thed 17-19 32-39, 42-43 10thed 14-16, 29- 37, 39-40) (in-class) 26 The Romans (9thed. 43-65, 70-71. 10thed 40-62, 67-68) (on-line) --- Oct 1 Understanding the Greeks and Romans (in-class) 3 Group 1 Let the Games Begin! (in-class) --- The Rise of the European Theatre 8 The Medieval period ( 9th ed. 72-107, 10th ed. 69-104) (on-line) 10 The ( 9th ed 157-184, 10thed. 154-178) (on-line) ------15 Group 2 Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines! (in-class) 17 Group 3 Send in the !: The Commedia dell’arte (in-class) ----- 22 Understanding the Medieval and Renaissance. Sum up of Classical, Medieval and Renaissance periods (in-class) 24 Elizabethans and Jacobeans (9thed.108-138 10thed 105-135) (on-line) --- 29 ***Mid-Term Exam*** (in-class) 31 *Dr. Faustus (Marlowe) (in-class) Understanding the Elizabethans and Jacobeans --- Nov 5 Group 4 That d--nable Mr. Marlowe and that Plague of Players (9thed 108-114, 10thed. 105-112) (in-class) 7 (Neo-classical and Moliere) (9thed 185-210,10thed 179-200). (on-line) --- The Triumph of the Neo-classical Ideal 12 Understanding Neo-classical France (in-class) 14 Restoration &18th Century (9thed 211-237,240-241 10thed 201-224,226-227) (on-line) --- 19 *The Recruiting Officer (Farquhar) (in-class) 21 Understanding Restoration & 18th Century England (in-class) --- Revolt and Revolution: and early Realism 26 The Romantics and 19th Century England (on-line) (9thed 273-275, 282-285 293-313, 10thed. 261-263, 267-269,278-294) 28 Understanding Romanticism and 19th Century England. (in-class) --- Dec 3 Sum-up for course

* Denotes quiz

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Play Reading Schedule

All readings will take place in the seminar room (Rm 192) in the John Mitchell Building at 8:30 on designated Sunday evenings, unless otherwise indicated. 1% bonus mark will be added to your term grade for every play reading attended. Tea, coffee, cookies and a limited number of mugs will be supplied. Friends are welcome.

Sundays, 8:30 p.m.

Sept 8 Agamemnon (Aeschylus) 15 The Trojan Women (Euripides) (Sunday, 4:30) 21 Lysistrata (Aristophanes) (Saturday, 5:00)

Oct 20 Dr. Faustus (Marlowe) Nov 2 The Recruiting Officer (Farquhar)

Important Dates

Quizzes

Sept 10 Agamemnon (Aeschylus) (Reading Sept 8) Sept 17 Trojan Women (Euripides) (Reading Sept 15) Sept 24 Lysistrata (Aristophanes) (Reading Sept 21) Oct 31 Dr. Faustus (Marlowe) (Reading Oct 20) Nov 19 The Recruiting Officer (Farquhar) (Reading Nov 2)

Exams

Oct. 29 Mid-term

Group Projects

Group 1 Let the Games Begin! Sept 26 Group meeting with instructor. Initial bib due Oct 3 Seminar Oct 8 Bibliography and research materials due Oct 15-16 Wrap-up Interviews Group 2 Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines! Oct 8 Group meeting with instructor. Initial bib due Oct 15 Seminar Oct 17 Bibliography and research materials due Oct 30-31 Wrap-up Interviews Group 3 The Commedia dell’Arte: Send in the Clowns! Oct 10 Group meeting with instructor. Initial bib due Oct 17 Seminar Oct 22 Bibliography and research materials due Oct 30-31 Wrap-up Interviews Group 4 That d--nable Mr. Marlowe and that Plague of Players Oct 30 Group meeting with instructor. Initial bib due Nov 5 Seminar Nov 12 Bibliography and research materials due Nov 26 Wrap-up Interviews 5

This year we will be teaching Drama 203.3 as a blended course. That is, half of the course will be taught by live instruction, half by electronic means.

Live or In-Class Sessions The live sessions will usually involve 1. a quiz of the playscript being studied and a class discussion of the text 2. group seminar presentations 3. summary lectures in preparation of exams and the exams themselves

For these sessions, Dept. and course requirements for regular attendance apply as they would for any regular course. The live sessions on the schedule are:

Sept Th 5 Introduction (live) ---- The Classical Period Tu 10 *Agamemnon (Aeschylus) The Greeks and (9th ed. 11-17 10th ed 10- 14) (live) Th 12 The Greeks and Greek Tragedy (9th ed. 11-17 10th ed 10-14) (live) *Agamemnon (Aeschylus) Library Orientation. Rm 161 Murray Library --- Tu 17 *The Trojan Women (Euripides) (in-class) --- Tu 24 *Lysistrata (Aristophanes) Greek Comedy (9thed 17-19 32-39, 42-43 10thed 14-16, 29-37, 39-40) (in-class) --- Oct Tu 1 Understanding the Greeks and Romans (in-class) Th 3 Group 1 Let the Games Begin! (in-class) --- The Rise of the European Theatre

Tu 15 Group 2 Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines! (in-class) Th 17 Group 3 Send in the Clowns!: The Commedia dell’arte(in-class) Group 2 Research materials and final bib. due --- Tu 22 Understanding the Renaissance. Sum up of Classical, Medieval and Renaissance periods (in-class). Group 3 Research materials and final bib. due --- Tu 29 ***Mid-Term Exam*** (in-class) Th 31 *Dr. Faustus (Marlowe) (in-class) Understanding the Elizabethans and Jacobeans --- Nov Tu 5 Group 4 That d--nable Mr. Marlowe and that Plague of Players (9thed 108-114, 10thed. 105-112) (in-class)

The Triumph of the Neo-classical Ideal

Tu 12 Understanding Neo-classical France Group 4 Research materials and final bib. due --- Tu 19 *The Recruiting Officer (Farquhar) (in-class) Th 21 Understanding Restoration & 18th Century England (in-class)

Revolt and Revolution: Romanticism and early Realism --- Th 28 Understanding Romanticism and 19th Century England. (in-class) --- Dec. Tu 3 Understanding 19th Century England. (in-class) Sum-up for course 6

On-line Sessions

The sections designated as on-line do not involve a formal meeting of the whole class, but the headings give an indication of where the student should be with their individual self-study as laid out in the electronic guidelines. While it is expected that students will continue to study, ask questions and seek help on-line between live-sessions, it is understood that the instructor will be available for personal or on-line advising during that 90-minute block, and that other forms of class activity may be conducted at that time.

The days designated as on-line sessions will usually involve

1. individual on-line or personal tutoring on designated readings 2. study sessions for groups to work on their seminar presentations 3. meetings and interviews with the instructor involving seminar presentations

Individual tutoring is left to the discretion of the student. However, for these sessions, regular attendance requirements apply for students who have a meeting scheduled with the instructor – individually or a group - during these times. Compulsory attendance also applies to all participants involved in group seminar study sessions scheduled by students themselves during these times. (See regulations on p.2 for unexcused no-shows for participants of group project work) The on-line sessions on the schedule are: --- The Classical Period --- Sept 5-7 Read Introduction to the Greeks (on-line) Read Brockett section on Greeks and Greek tragedy (9th ed. 11-17 10th ed 10-14) Read class Theatre History notes on the Greeks

8-10 Read introduction to Homer and Aeschylus (on-line) Review section on Aeschylus in Brockett (9thed. 15-16, 10thed. 13) Listen to audio clip from Agamemnon on-line Read Agamemnon on-line --- 11-17 Listen to audio recordings of Plato and Review section on Plato and Aristotle in Theatre History notes Review section on Aristotle and Plato in Brockett (9thed 36-37. 10thed 33-34) Read introduction to and Euripides (on-line) Read sections on Sophocles and Euripides in Brockett (9thed16-17,10thed.13-14) Read Trojan Women on-line

17-19 Read sections on Greek architecture, design and costuming in Brockett (9th ed 19-32 10th ed 16-29) Read sections on Greek “ “ “ in Theatre History notes View slide show on Greek “ “ “ on-line 7

Th 19 Greek Architecture, Scene Design and Costuming. Compulsory work session for all groups. Attendance must be confirmed with instructor ----

19-24 Read sections on Greek comedy in Brockett (9thed 17-19 32-39, 42-43 10thed 14-16, 29-37, 39-40) Read introduction to Aristophanes (on-line) Read Lysistrata Review Greek unit end and self-study questions

24-26 Read sections on the Romans in Brockett ( 9thed. 43-65, 70-71. 10thed 40-62, 67- 68) Read sections on the Romans in Theatre History class notes Read Introduction to the Romans (on-line)

Th 26 The Romans Compulsory work session for all groups. Groups 1 meets with instructor. Initial bib due ---- 26-Oct 3 Listen to audio recording of Review Brockett section on Roman Drama (9th 47-52, 10thed 43-47) Read introduction to , and (on-line) Listen to audio-recording of Plautus play (on-line) View slide show on Roman architecture, design and costuming (on-line) Review Roman unit end and self-study questions --- The Rise of the European Theatre --- Oct 3-8 Read sections on the in Theatre History class notes Read Introduction to the Medieval Theatre (on-line) Listen to audio recording of Medieval critics Review sections in Brockett on Medieval drama (9thed 76-79, 83-84,95-104 10thed 73-76, 80-81 92-101) Review Brockett sections on Medieval staging (9thed 79-80, 82-83, 84-95, 10thed.76-77, 79-80, 81-92) View slide show on Medieval architecture, design and costuming (on-line) Review Medieval unit end and self-study questions Tu 8 The Medieval Period. Group 2 meeting with instructor. Initial bib due. Compulsory work session for Groups 3, 4. Attendance must be confirmed with instructor. Group 1 must submit research materials and finished bib. to instructor.

8-10 Read sections on the Renaissance Theatre in Brockett ( 9thed 157-184, 10thed. 154-178) Read sections on the Renaissance Theatre in Theatre History class notes Read Introduction to the Renaissance Theatre (on-line)

Th 10 The Renaissance Group 3 meeting with instructor. Initial bib due. Compulsory work sessions for Groups 2, 4. Group 1 (individually) must confirm with instructor what they are reviewing. --- 10-17 Review sections in Brockett on Renaissance scene design, architecture and costuming 8

(9thed. 164-177,10thed 160-172) View slide show on , design and costuming (on-line) Review Brockett sections on Commedia dell’Arte (9th 177-182,10thed. 172-176) Review Brockett sections on Renaissance drama and criticism (9thed. 158-163 10thed. 154-159) Listen to audio recording of Renaissance critics Read introduction to Machiavelli (on-line) Listen to audio-recording of play of by Machiavelli (on-line) Review Renaissance unit end and self-study questions 15-16 Wrap-up interviews (individual) with Group 1 --- 17-29 Review Greek, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance material for mid-term --- 17-24 Read sections on the Elizabethan Theatre in Brockett 9thed.108-138 10thed 105- 135) Read sections on the Elizabethan Theatre in Theatre History class notes Read Introduction to the Elizabethan Theatre (on-line) Th 24 Elizabethans and Jacobeans (on-line) Compulsory work session for group 4. Attendance must be confirmed with instructor. Groups 1, 2 (individually) must confirm with instructor what they are reviewing. --- 29-31 Review sections in Brockett on (9thed 108-114, 10thed. 105-112) Listen to audio recording of Elizabethan critics Read introduction to Marlowe (on-line) Listen to audio-recording of scene from Dr. Faustus (on-line) Read Dr. Faustus --- 30-31 Wrap-up interviews (individual) with Groups 2 & 3. Group 4 meeting with instructor. Initial bib due. --- Nov 1-5 Review Brockett section on Elizabethan architecture, design, costuming (9th ed. 114-138 10thed.112-135) View slide show on Elizabethan architecture, design and costuming (on-line) Review Elizabethan unit end and self-study questions --- The Triumph of the Neo-classical Ideal --- 6-7 Read sections on the French Baroque Theatre in Brockett (9thed 185-210,10thed 179-200). Read sections on the French Baroque Theatre in Theatre History class notes Read Introduction to the French Baroque Theatre (on-line) Th 7 (Neo-classical France and Moliere) (9thed 185-210,10thed 179-200). (on-line) Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 (individually) must confirm with instructor what they are reviewing. --- 7-13 Review sections in Brockett on French playwrights and critics (9thed 190-192, 200-203, 10thed 183-186, 192-194) (Neo-classical France and Moliere) (9thed 185-210,10thed 179-200). Listen to audio recording of French Baroque critics Read introduction to Molière (on-line) Listen to audio-recording of scene from The Misanthrope (on-line) Review French Baroque unit end and self-study questions --- Th 14 Restoration England (on-line) 9

Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 (individually) must confirm with instructor what they are reviewing. 15-19 Read sections on Restoration Theatre in Theatre History class notes Read Introduction to Restoration Theatre (on-line) Listen to audio recording of Restoration critics (on-line) Review section in Brockett on Restoration and 18th Century acting (9thed. 232- 236, 10thed. 219-223) View slide show on Restoration architecture, design and costuming (on-line) Review Restoration unit end and self-study questions Read The Recruiting Officer

19-25 Read sections on 18th Century Theatre in Theatre History class notes Read Introduction to 18th Theatre (on-line) Review section on in Brockett (9th ed 214-221,10thed 205-211) Review section in Brockett on 18th Century Drama (9thed 221-224,10thed 208- 213) Listen to audio recording of 18th Century critics (on-line) Review sections in Brockett on 18th Century staging (9thed 224-237, 10thed 213- 224) View slide show on 18th Century architecture, design and costuming (on-line) Review 18th Century unit end and self-study question

Revolt and Revolution– Romanticism and early Realism Tu 26 The Romantics (on-line) Interviews (individual) with Group 4. Groups 1, 2, 3, (individually) must confirm with instructor what they are reviewing. --- 27-28 Read sections on Romanticism in Brockett (9thed 273-275, 282-285 293-313, 10thed. 261-263, 267-269,278-294) Read sections on Romanticism in Theatre History class notes Read Introduction to Romanticism (on-line) Review sections in Brockett on and French Drama (9thed 294-295, 304- 307, 10thed 279-283, 286-287) Listen to audio recording of Romantic critics (on-line) Review Romanticism unit end and self-study questions --- Nov 29-Dec 3 Read sections on 19th Century England in Brockett (9th ed 317-328, 10thed 298- 309) Read sections on 19th Century in Theatre History class notes Read Introduction to 19th Century (on-line) Review section in Brockett on and English Drama (9thed 281-282, 319-321,10th 267, 279-280, 300-302) Review sections in Brockett on architecture, design and costuming (9thed 317- 319,321-328, 10thed. 298-300, 302-309) View slide show on 19th Century architecture, design and costuming (on-line) Review 19th Century unit end and self-study questions

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Brockett Readings – Section Titles

The Classical Period

The Greeks Theatre and Drama in Ancient The Hellenistic Theatre Tragedy

The Origin of Tragedy The City in the Sixth Century Tragedy in the Fifth Century The Dramatic Festivals of the Fifth Century Play Selection and Financing and Acting The Chorus and and Theatre Architecture Auditorium and Audience Looking at Theatre History

Comedy

The Plays Greek Comedy in the Fifth Century Athenian Theatre After the Fifth Century The Hellenistic Theatre Dramatic Theory New Comedy Actors and Acting Costumes Theatre Architecture Greek Mimes The Romans The Roman Theatre The Roman Theatre Etruscan Antecedents The Roman Context Drama Under Romans Other Productions Arrangements Roman Architecture Other Structures For Entertainments Scenery Actors and Acting Masks and Costumes Music The Decline of the Theatre in Rome

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The Rise of the European Theatre

The Medieval Theatre - European Theatre in the The Theatre 500 to 900 C.E. The Liturgical Drama The Staging of Liturgical Drama Looking at Theatre History The Feast of Fools The Performances Outside the Church Religious Drama Production Arrangements The Director Actors and Acting Costumes The Stages Scenery Special Effects and Machinery Music and Auditoriums Secular Dramatic Forms The Chambers of Interludes Tournaments, Mummings, and Disguisings Royal Entries and Street Pageants The End of Medieval Drama Looking at Theatre History

The Renaissance - Italian Theatre to 1700 Renaissance Drama and the Beginnings of the Baroque The Neoclassical Ideal Intermezzi and The Development of New Scenic Practices Development of Theatre Architecture Machinery and Special Effects Music and Dance The Festival Context Commedia dell’arte The Decline of Looking at Theatre History

The Elizabethans and Jacobeans - English Theatre to 1642 Early Tudor Drama The University Shakespeare and his Contemporaries Jacobean and Caroline Dramatists Government Regulation of the Theatre Acting Troupes The Public The Private Theatres Scenery, Properties, Special Effects, and Music Costumes Audiences The Stuart Court Looking at Theatre History

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The Triumph of the Neo-Classical Ideal

Neo-classical France French Theatre to 1700

Theatre at Court and in Schools Prior to 1600 The Public Theatre in Before 1595 The Public Theatre 1595-1629 The Triumph of the Neoclassical Ideal Acting Companies 1629-1660 The Public Theatres 1629-1660 Scenic Practices in the Public Theatres 1629-1660 The Triumph of the Italian Ideal in Scenery 1640-1660 The Naturalization of the Italian Ideal 1660-1700 French Drama 1660-1700 Acting Companies 1660-1700 The Organization of French Acting Companies Theatre Architecture and Scenic Practices 1660-1700 The Close of the Seventeenth Century Looking at Theatre History

Restoration and 18th Century England English Theatre to 1800

The Restoration

Theatrical Activity 1642-1660 The Reestablishment of the Theatre Acting Companies 1600-1700 English 1660-1700 English Drama 1700-1750 Government Regulation of the Theatre

The 18th Century

English Drama 1750-1800 The Financial Policies Theatre Architecture Scenic Practices Practices Actors and Acting 1660-1800 Audiences and Performances

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Revolt and Revolution – Romanticism and Early Realism

The Romantics Continental European Theatre in the Early Nineteenth Century Theoretical Foundations of Romanticism Romantic Drama in Postromantic German—Language Drama Theatrical Conditions on German-Language Theatres The French Theatre 1879-1815 French Drama to the 1850s Theatrical Conditions in France to the 1850s Directing and Acting in France to the 1850s Scenery, Costume and Lighting in France to the 1850s

19th Century England English-Language Theatre in the Early Nineteenth Century

England

Trends in English Theatre 1800-1843 English Drama to the 1850s English Theatrical Conditions 1800-1843 British Theatre to 1990 Macready and Vestris

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Group Projects

October 3 Group 1 Let the Games Begin! Plautus, Terence, and Seneca, the most noted playwrights of the Roman era, were products of a (509 - 27 B.C.E.) and Augustan Age 27. B.C.E. – 14 C.E.) that consciously tried to emulate the best features of Greek and learning in its own writing and criticism. Significantly, Seneca, the last extant Roman playwright writing out of the Greek models, did not survive the transition from the Augustan Age to the Imperial Age. The cultural, social, political and economic imperatives of the Empire (14– 476 C.E.) demanded a very different theatre for a very different age. In the place of Greek and formalism, the Coliseum was to offer its audience and realism on an unprecedented scale in the Western tradition. Discuss the rise and decline of the Roman games as an indicator and symbol of the rise and decline of the .

October 15 Group 2 Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines! The building of permanent indoor theatres to house commercial, school or court audiences gave the designer an unprecedented importance in the theatre of the 16th and 17th centuries. Figures such as Serlio (1475-1554), Sabbatini (1574-1654) and Torelli (1608-1678) on the continent and Inigo Jones (1573-1652) in England were valued as theatrical magicians who could combine the most recent discoveries in classical scholarship, with modern advances in art, sculpture and painting, dyes and textiles, science, architecture and engineering to effect a far-reaching technical Revolution in the theatre that was to remain unsurpassed until the . To the extent that an increasing emphasis on spectacle and pageantry became part of the social, political and cultural warfare waged between the emerging nation states of during the late Renaissance-Baroque era, one could argue that the designer also had unprecedented power in the affairs of State as well. Discuss the Renaissance/Baroque designer as both technical and political wizard.

October 17 Group 3 The Commedia dell’Arte: Send in the Clowns! While the Renaissance saw the rebirth, especially in the Courts and Universities, of secular playwriting based on Greek and Roman models of comedy, tragedy, design and criticism, the most popular drama of its kind was much more performance than textual in nature and rooted in rougher, cruder, more physical forms of theatre from the classical tradition. The Commedia dell’Arte not only set the model for the kind of small, versatile professional acting company that was to survive into the 19th Century and tour all over the continent, but was the first major theatre form in the European tradition to use women on a widespread, ongoing basis as professional actresses. In addition to breaking important ground for women in theatre, the Commedia developed an enduring acting style that was to continue into the 21st century. Its characters and plots were also to become an important part of the more enduring continental drama of the Baroque and 19th Century. Yet, Church, Court, State and civic alike often had a deeply ambivalent if not openly hostile attitude towards the Commedia that contributed to keeping most troupes “on the move” even when they found official favor or patronage for a time. Discuss both the reasons for the Commedia’s enormous popularity and influence on the Western tradition, and the reasons for its marginalization and eventual decline in the mainstream theatrical tradition.

November 5 Group 4 That D--nable Mr. Marlowe and the Plague of Players It has sometimes been suggested that Dr. Faustus, of all Marlowe’s plays, has continued to be studied and produced since its first appearance, at least in part because it caught so sharply the tension of the age between an older Medieval metaphysical and moral order at once reassuring and stifling in its unchanging, ascetic hierarchical nature - and the rising tides of a Renaissance/Baroque materialism and humanism whose promise of unrestricted liberation and ennoblement often led the human being into an abyss of chaos, amorality and debauchery instead. It was a tension that not only profoundly shaped Marlowe’s own short, controversial life, but the ongoing battle between the and the Playmakers in Elizabethan and Jacobean England. Discuss the play, in script and performance, as both symptom and symbol of a larger moral, cultural, and political battle between the forces of art and that was already underway by 1589 and continued until the closing of the theatres in 1642.

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Outlines for Group Projects

Objectives The purpose of this project is to help students apply the general knowledge of theatre history they have acquired in the lectures and readings to a more focused in-depth study of one aspect of theatre history.

This project will involve

(I) A group presentation of the group’s research into the subject. Each speaker will talk 10-15 minutes on an area of the topic they have individually researched.

(II) A practical application and and demonstration of that research. This should occupy 5-10 minutes of the period. It can involve (1) a live reading or staging of a scene or part of a scene or (2) the use of audio or visual materials to demonstrate elements of the lecture or (3) any combination of the same. It can be placed at the start or the end of the seminar or dispersed throughout it.

(III) An annotated bibliography of the research sources consulted in the project This should include all primary and secondary sources – in terms of plays, , articles, websites, audio-visual materials consulted in the researching the topic – organized into proper MLA format.

By doing this exercise you will:

(1) deepen your own knowledge of an important aspect of theatre history by finding and accessing a wide variety of library, archival and electronic sources on the subject

(2) sharpen your ability to recognize, analyse and understand the relationship between theatre and the larger technical, social, political, economic and cultural forces shaping and being shaped by it

(3) sharpen your ability to communicate that knowledge to others by:

- working effectively with others within the context of a research/production team to divide up the topic, share information as you find it, then organize and present it effectively in an oral situation

- effectively sharing your research and insights with your fellow students in an interesting, engaging fashion that both teaches them about the subject and intrigues them to want to know even more about it.

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- creating an annotated bibliography on the subject so that others can pursue the topic further on their own

Time Frame

Sample schedule

3 weeks Establish overall schedule. Exchange phone numbers and e-addresses. General areas of research for group members established

2 weeks Research your individual areas. Keep track of overall research. Adjust people’s assignments or areas of research as needed. If you have any questions or concerns be sure to raise them with the instructor. She is more than willing to give you help or guidance with the topic.

1 week Group meeting with the instructor. Everyone should be present, and you should be able to outline for me how the whole presentation is going to work and what sources you are using to research it. A preliminary bibliography (worth 2% of the seminar mark) should be submitted to me to check over for completeness and stylistic accuracy. This is the time to voice any needs or concerns you have going into the home stretch, double-check with me that my lecture materials won’t overlap with yours, and that you’re aware of all the materials at your disposal. This is also the time to tell me about any a-v needs you may have

Seminar Preliminary bibliography returned

1 week All seminar and research materials should be submitted. Finished version of bibliography should be submitted.

2 week Written group critique with letter grade. Oral interview with every group member for wrap-up and assessment. Research materials returned

Selection of Students

Students will work in groups of three (four maximum) While students will be allowed to choose their own group, it is suggested that they try to strike a balance between production and academically-oriented members in their group, since skills in both areas will be needed. It is also wise to try to co-ordinate schedules with other group members well in advance. Evaluation

Teamwork marks are usually distributed evenly to each member of the group according to the effectiveness and quality of the entire project. However, some consideration will be given to individual contribution as judged by the quality of research 17 notes, individual section of bibliography, regular attendance at group meetings as documented by other members and the interview

Group Presentation 25% All students are expected to contribute and take part in the group seminar. 50% of the grade will be assigned to content (accuracy, depth and comprehensiveness of material presented) and 40% to presentation (effective organization and structuring of the material, pacing of the presentation, and clarity, variety and expressiveness of delivery). 10% will be assigned to how well the practical synthesizes and illustrates the research covered in the seminar.

Bibliography 5% It is expected that students will ordinarily be responsible for handling a particular area of research in the bibliography, though there may be some overlap with other students’ bibliographies if sources have been shared. Students will ordinarily be graded individually on their bibliographies, though it is possible to have the entire project bibliography graded as a group mark, if requested by the whole group.

Content 60%: 30% will be assigned to quality of the annotations, 30% to the overall content (thoroughness, variety and comprehensiveness of the research. Bibliographies based solely on websites or containing less than five books and seven separate items will not be accepted, and

Style and format 40% In this context, correctness and consistency of style and format are very important. Significant irregularities or inconsistencies in style and format will be heavily penalized. Please consult:

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th Edition. New : Modern Language Association of America, 2003

Guidelines

For Seminars

1. Practice reading your material OUT LOUD (preferably before a sympathetic audience) and projecting from the diaphragm. Nerves often cause us to "speed up" or become a bit "breathy" and familiarity with your material will help you to be a more relaxed, confident speaker capable of making effective eye contact with your audience. Also time your talk before you give it. Inexperienced presenters are often surprised either at how much time is left over at the end of their material - or more commonly - how much material is left at the end of their time.

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2. Time your talk both individually and as a group – as spoken out loud – before you give it. Inexperienced presenters are often surprised either at how much time is left over at the end of their material – or, more commonly – how much material is left at the end of their time. Avoid putting your team members “on the spot” by giving them too much time to fill – or not enough time to present their own material.

3. Organize well, making your key points or thesis clear early on in the talk, and don't be afraid to highlight or reinforce them as you go on. A "live" audience often has to be "cued" more clearly and more often as to where the presentation is going, than a reading audience. A reader can return to puzzle out obscure or difficult passages he/she missed on the first read-through, or was too hurried to absorb properly; a "live" audience has to "get it" the first time or it's gone.

4. Return to your key points or thesis right at the end of the talk, and restate the main points or issues you want your audience to remember. If you’ve done a good job, you’ve probably covered a lot of material. Help your listeners prioritize the information before they go. Stop and remind your audience again of the main things they should remember, and why they are worthy of extra thought or consideration.

5. Humor is fine, but avoid flippancy; if you don't appear to take your subject and yourself seriously and with some enthusiasm, your audience won't take it and you seriously either. At the same time, be careful of being overly dry and emotionally "distanced" from your material. What registers as a desirable state of "objectivity" in the written medium can register on a live audience as disinterest, flatness or lack of engagement with them and/or your subject.

6. Review all your notes before you go in to the presentation and have them close at hand when you go in. If people get interested in what you've said in the talk they will probably want to ask larger, more general questions about the subject or ask you to elaborate on specifics or details. Also, let people know if questions are welcome during the talk, or if you would prefer them to wait until afterwards.

7. The same plethora of facts, figures, statistics, dates and names that may delight a reader, may leave a listener numb and reeling. These are often better included in the handout for quick reference, or chalked up on the board.

8. Be considerate of your fellow-presenters and remember to function as a team. Schedule as much and as far as you can in advance, and be careful to honour your commitments and deadlines especially when you are down to the one-week mark. Share research materials with others in your group and give “tips” to where they can find things relevant to their work if not your own. “Brainstorm” and communicate with each other regularly.

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9. Review and be familiar with each other's material so you can eliminate unnecessary repetition of information and draw larger connections and links between each other's individual research sections. Listen attentively while your fellow-presenters are talking and be considerate of time limits.

9 Acquaint yourself with all the other group topics and be aware of how your own project fits into “the big picture.” If you are not sure of what your focus should be, or how to avoid needless repetition of research material that you could potentially see being covered by the lecturer or by other groups, seek guidance from the instructor. The topics are designed to build on and complement each other: not duplicate, conflict or compete with the other.

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Guidelines For Bibliographies

The assignment will consist of as complete a listing as possible of all the resources in the library system available to students and consulted by the group in each of the areas under examination.

Each bibliography will:

1. Include a brief 1-2 sentence summary of each item and review of its potential worth and interest to a scholar in the area

2. Be organized into the following categories. Depending on your topic, some may be much less applicable than others, but all should be considered at the outset.

I Area of Specialty

A. General Reference

B. Dramatic and Criticism

1. Playwrights (a) Individual Theatre Artists Name (alphabetical order by surname) (b) Playwrights - General

2. Critics (a) Individual Theatre Artists Name (alphabetical order by surname) (b) Critics - General

C. Staging and Production

1. Actors and Acting

(a) Individual Theatre Artists Name (alphabetical order by surname) (b) Actors and Acting - General

2. Stage Architecture and Scene Design

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(a) Individual Theatre Artists Name (alphabetical order by surname) (b) Stage Architecture and Scene Design - General

3. Costuming and Make-up

(a) Individual Theatre Artists Name (alphabetical order by surname) (b) Costuming and Make-up - General

3. Be organized internally in each category (as appropriate to the material available in each).

(a) Individual Theatre Artists

Name

Primary Plays

Other (Autobiographies, memoirs, critical writing)

Secondary

Books

Periodicals (Scholarly articles published since 1997)

Non-Print Sources (, video, sound recordings, Taped speeches, interviews, TV programs, paintings, sculptures, photographs, sketches, designs, exhibitions)

Electronic Sources: (on-line journals, articles or books, publications on CD-ROM or diskette, information database, professional site.)

(b) (Subject area) - General

Books

Periodicals (Scholarly articles published since 1997)

Non-Print Sources (Film, video, sound recordings, Taped speeches, interviews, TV programs, paintings, sculptures, photographs, sketches, designs, exhibitions)

Electronic Sources: (on-line journals, articles or books, publications on CD-ROM or diskette, information database, professional site.) 22

4. Will list the items alphabetically within each section according to the last name of the author or editor of the work. (Comparative studies of several writers may be cross-indexed and listed more than once).

5. Include (1) full bibliographic information in the correct format and order for each entry according to The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th Edition), (2) the call number of the item as given in the library catalogue, and (3) its location if it is situated outside of the open stacks of the main library.

6. Will be neatly typed on 8 x10 paper, one side, in clear legible print, with all the names of the group members included on the title page. The first page should also include the title of the research area and name of the participant.

Examples

A General Reference This refers to comprehensive works dealing with the larger historic, cultural or literary survey of the period under examination, or of the theatre of an entire period. It can also refer to larger microfilm or microfiche collections of original documents from a given century or period that may concentrate on or contain significant theatrical or dramatic materials or records. It can also refer to scholarly journals or indices devoted to the study of the period.

Example:

A. General Reference

Brockett, Oscar. History of the Theatre 9th edition. Allyn and Bacon, 2003. Print. PR 2980.B56 2003.

B. Dramatic Literature and Criticism

1. Playwrights

This refers to dramatic work (Plays) written by specific playwrights for both the live stage and a reading audience. It can also refer to letters, articles, diaries, journals, memoirs or technical manuals written by the playwright that have a dramatic or theatrical focus. (Other) Some periods may have a high number of playwrights who can be categorized individually. Others (i.e.: Medieval period) may have a high proportion of anonymous texts and the number of individual listings may be small in comparison to the general section. 23

Secondary usually refers to works written by other writers about specific playwrights, their lives and their work. This includes biographies and literary or critical studies. The General section might cover works on the subject of plays and playwriting in the period which do not deal specifically or at great length with any one figure. They may be thematic works that incorporate a range of writers and plays to make a larger point, some of whom may be relatively minor writers who do not have full-length studies written on them, and don’t merit a separate listing.

Example:

Kyd, Thomas

Primary

Plays

Kyd, Thomas. The Complete Works of Thomas Kyd. : Methuen P, 1989. Print. PN 1655.M72 1989. SP. COLL.

---. The Spanish Tragedy. London: Methuen, 2001. Print. PN 8970.M76

Kyd, Thomas. The Spanish Tragedy 1615. The Complete Works of Thomas Kyd. London: Methuen P, 1989. 267-325. Print. PN 1655.M72 1989. SP. COLL.

Price, L. P. (Laurence). A new Spanish tragedy. Or, more strange nevves from the narrow seas [electronic resource] London : Printed for Samuel Rand on Holborne Bridge, [1639]. E- book. https://cyber.usask.ca/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fgateway.pro quest.com%2fopenurl%3fctx_ver%3dZ39.88- 2003%26res_id%3dxri%3aeebo%26rft_val_fmt%3d%26rft_id %3dxri%3aeebo%3aimage%3a13270

Other

Calph, Jonathan. Ed. The Letters of Kit Marlowe. New York: Salverson P, 1967. Print. PR 2008.C72. 1967. EDUC

Kyd, Thomas. Memoirs of a Misspent Youth. 1600. London: Rapid Fire P, 1930. Print. PR 2890.K89 1930.

Secondary

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Books

Azel, Ralph. The Genius of Thomas Kyd and Kit Marlowe. New York: Salverson, 2001. Print. PR 2890.A89 2001

Bottswain, Jessica. : Man and Legend. New York: Allyn and Bacon, 1999. Print. PR 2890.B80 1999.

Periodicals

Mazelmatosky, Bruce. “’The Sere Leaf’: Death and Immortality in Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy.” Studies 78 (1998): 77- 90. Print. PR 2890.M80 1998.

Non-Print Sources

The Spanish Tragedy. Dir. Trevor Nunn. Perf. Christopher Plummer, Maggie Smith and Kate Winslett. Miramax, 1994. DVD. PN 8970.A56 1994. EDUC

Electronic Sources

Calabrese, Jason. “The Murderous Dynamics of Revenge in Kyd and Marlowe.” Tudor and Elizabethan Theatre Studies 9.1 (1997). 22 June 1999. Web. 28 Sept. 2010. http://web.english.ufl.edu/english/TET/clax.html.

. Playwrights – General

Books

Stone, Patrick. The Early Wits of the Elizabethan Stage. London: Salverson P., 1990. Print. PN 8970.S67 1990.

2. Critics

This refers to works written by or about specific critics, reviewers and commentators of the period, specifically on the drama and theatre of their time. As in the case of the playwriting category, there may be a high number of individual entries proportionate to the general category, especially in later ages. There may be much less need for a separate Play category here, though some critics did occasionally experiment with as well. The general category may again cover thematic studies that incorporate a variety of works and figures from the period, some of whom may not merit a separate entry. 25

Example:

Aristotle

Primary:

Aristotle. The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford . Ed. Jonathan Barnes. 2 vols. Princton: Princton UP, 1984. Print.BX 8970.A56 1984.

---. Aristotle on Theatre: Selections. Ed. Fred Barranger. Toronto: Schola P, 1886. BX 8970.A56 1986. . Secondary:

Bell, Tony, ed. Essays on Aristotle’s . Montreal: Inc., 1976. Print. BX 8970.B90 1976.

C. Staging and Production:

1. Actors and Acting

This refers to works written by or about specific actors of the period, their lives and their work. In great periods of Acting the individual categories may be quite large; in other periods, there may be few in comparison to the general section. The primary category may include plays, autobiographies, and memoirs. Secondary works may include biographies and scholarly studies written by others. Comparative studies may be cross-indexed and listed more than once. A general category on Acting may include general works on methodology, practice and theory.

(a) Individual Theatre Artists

Garrick, David

Primary

Garrick, David. Memoirs of a Life in the Theatre. 1760. London: Routledge, 1999. E- book. PN 8970.G67 1999.

---. The Craft of Acting. 1777. London: Routledge, 1967. Print. PN 8970.G67 1967.

Secondary

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Jacobi, Gwen, and Sebastian James. The Giants: Garrick and Siddons. Saskatoon: U of Saskatchewan P, 1987. Print. PN 8970.J67 1987.

(b) Acting – General

Books

Sanderson, George. Actors and Acting in the 18th Century. Regina: U of Regina P, 1996. Print. PN 8970.S67 1996.

2. Stage Architecture and Scene Design

These refer to works written by or about theatre architects and designers, and their work. Again, the number of individual entries may vary according to the age, but there are apt to be much fewer individual as opposed to general entries, and there may be a larger number of entries in the non-print and electronic categories.

Example:

(b) Stage Architecture and Scene Design – General

Books

Gilman, Sander, et al. The Triumph of the Proscenium Arch. London: Longman, 1985. Print. PN 8970.G78 1985.

3. Costuming and Make-up

These refer to works written by or about costume designers, and their work. Again, the number of individual entries may vary according to the age, but there are apt to be much fewer individual as opposed to general entries, and there may once more be a larger number of entries in the non-print and electronic categories. is apt to be much more important in the earlier than the later periods.

Example:

(b) Costuming and Make-up – General

Books

Dean, Eric J, Martin H. Goldfarb, and Janet Marvel. Five Hundred Years of Mask in the Theatre. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 1987.Print. PR 8970.D67 1970.

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Marking Guide

A+ 90-100% Outstanding Content and Method consistently exceed the Standard

A 85-89% Excellent Content and Method consistently meet the Standard at a superior level

A- 80-84% Very good Content and Method consistently meet the standard at a high level B+ 75-79 Good/Very good Much of the Content and Method meet the standard at a high level. Quality generally very good.

B 70-74 Good Content and Method consistently meet the standard at a fairly high level. Quality generally good

B- 65-69 Fairly Good Much of the Content and Method meets the standard at a fairly high level. Quality generally average to above average

C+ 60-64 Fair Content and Method consistently meet the standard at an acceptable level. Quality average

C 55-59 Fair/Poor Much of the Content and Method meet the standard at an acceptable level. Some elements fail to meet the standard. Quality generally below average

C- 50-54 Poor/Pass Content and Method meet the minimum standard for a pass. Serious deficiencies in content and/or method. Quality generally poor D 45-49 Poor/Fail Content and Method have some merit but either or both substantially fail to meet the standard. Quality poor. F Under 45% Fail Content and Method both substantially fail to meet the standard. Quality very poor