2017/18
28059 - Spanish Theatre: Topics and Genres I
4 and 3
Optional
5.3. Syllabus
Syllabus (or programme)
MIDDLE AGES AND GOLDEN AGE
-From the court momo performances to the theatre of the first Castilian playwrights.
-The courtesan dramatic practice. Palace parties and invention contests.
-Burlesque comedy and its debt to the entremés.
-The auto sacramental in the context of the baroque fiesta. 18th-20th centuries.
-The theatrical performance and the brief genres in the 18th century. From the entremés to the sainete.
-The independence of brief genres: Home theatres. The teatro por horas and the género chico between the 19th and 20th centuries.
-Brief genres in the 20th century: New scenarios. From the sainete to the farce.
-Brief theatre written by women between the 18th and 20th centuries.
5.4. Course planning and calendar
See the academic calendar of the University of Zaragoza (http://academico.unizar.es/calendario-academico/calendario) and the website of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (Schedule of classes: https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases; Examination schedule: https://fyl.unizar.es/calendario-de-examenes#overlay-context=)
More information will be provided on the first day of class.