Lesson plan / HISTORY OF DRAMA–I

Lesson Information

Course Credit 2.0
Course ECTS Credit 2.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. MÜNİP MELİH KORUKÇU
Instructor (s) Prof. Dr. MÜNİP MELİH KORUKÇU
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course The goal of this course is to give drama students the comprehension of the history of theatre and all its components from its very beginning till the Renaissance.
Course Content The examination of drama history and its social, philosophical, political and artistic affects from etymology to the Renaissance.

Weekly Course Subjects

1What is drama? Its definition and components
2Introduction to theories of drama: Homo Ludens (Playing Human)
3Sorcery, mask and dance theory
4The birth of antique Greek theatre
5Tragedia
6Commedia
7A general approach to antique theatre
8Roman drama
9Mid-terms
10Italian Commedia
11Roman Theatre
12Religious theatre in the middle ages
13Theatre outside of the church in the middle ages
14Renaissance and Italian theatre

Resources

Theoric Books


1. History of Theatre- Oscar Brockett


2. History of World Theatre I ve II. - Özdemir Nutku


3. The Thougth of Theatre - Sevda Şener


4. The Theatre Theory– Marvin Carlson


5. Poetics - Aristotle


6. Commedia dell’Arte - John Rudlin


Plays


1. Euripides: Bakkhas


2. Aiskhilos: Persians


3. Sofokles: The King Oedipus


4. Sofokles: Antigone


5. Euripides: Medea


6. Aristophanes: Birds


7. Plautus: The Liar Soldier


8. Seneca:Medea


9. Seneca: Phaedra


10. Terentius: Andros


11. Anonim: Mankind