Unit CLASSICAL DRAMA
- Course
- Humanities
- Study-unit Code
- GP005960
- Curriculum
- Classico
- Teacher
- Donato Loscalzo
- Teachers
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- Donato Loscalzo
- Hours
- 36 ore - Donato Loscalzo
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- L-FIL-LET/05
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Greek Theater and Roman Theater in their evolutions.
- Reference texts
- U. Albini, Nel nome di Dioniso: vita teatrale nell’Atene classica, Milano 2002
V. Di Benedetto, E. Medda, La tragedia sulla scena: la tragedia greca in quanto spettacolo teatrale, Einaudi, Torino 2002.
Euripide, Medea, Introd. e Trad. di M.Grazia Ciani, Commento di D. Susanetti, Marsilio, veenzia 1998.
Aristofane, La Lisistrata, Introduzione, traduzione e note di Guido Paduano, RCS LIbri, Milano 1998. - Educational objectives
- Knowledge of literary genres and of the most important authors, as well as works, of Greek literature in relation to historical, cultural and religious contexts, taking into account also the modern debate on some fundamental issues (orality and writing; myth, archaeology and history in Greek epic; pragmatic character and performance of archaic Greek poetry, ecc.).
The student will have to demonstrate the ability to critically analyze the texts included in the exam, by pointing out the links between poetry, places and occasions, and also having acquired the appropriate technical vocabulary. - Prerequisites
- Since the course is aimed at all students, even those who have not cultivated the study of Greek culture, no specific prerequisite is required.
- Teaching methods
- Frontal lessons.Exercises.Seminars.
- Other information
- Learning verification modality
- The exam provides an oral examination that consists of a discussion-talk on the major authors and works provided in the program.
The duration of the examination varies according to its course. The test begins with a question on a topic chosen by the student. This interview is used to test the level of knowledge and ability to adequately expose what has been acquired. - Extended program
- Greek theater and Roman Theater in their evolutions. Analysis of the texts by Euripides and Seneca.