Classical Theatre: Tragedy

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Course ID:	03-AP-CTT
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Classical Theatre: Tragedy
Name in Polish:	Classical Theatre: Tragedy
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Moodle - przedmioty Szkoły Nauk o Języku i Literaturze (in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe dla I roku studiów śródziemnomorskich w j. angielskim (st. magisterskie) AMU-PIE offer, winter semester
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Module type:	elective
Module learning aims:	Course aims: - to gain knowledge of origins and development ancient theatre and ancient tragedy, - to gain knowledge of the typological classification, political and social influences on the theatre and drama, differences between playwrights and their source, - to develop the ability of interpretation of the most important plays by the prominent playwrights, - to develop research skills in the field of diverse levels of intertextual relationships: persons, genres, motifs, and selected problems.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences:	General familiarity with mythology and ancient history.
Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement:	Lecture with a multimedia presentation, interactive lecture, discussions, sound and/or video demonstration.
Student workload (ECTS credits):	2
Full description:	Course learning content: - construction and functions of Greek and Roman theatre and its role in social and political life, - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and their tragedies, - Seneca and his innovations, - the influence of political situation on theatre.
Bibliography:	Translations of ancient texts and secondary sources selected by the teaching staff.
Learning outcomes:	On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to: - describe the differences between Greek, Hellenistic and Roman theatre, - define the role of theatre and drama in social and political life in Athens and Rome, - see the influence of social and political situation on form and content of drama, - see and evaluate the rules and principles applied in composition by ancient playwrights, - see and evaluate the evolution of concepts, attitudes and emotions against the background of their times, - account for the contribution of ancient literature and culture into the formation and development of modern literature and culture.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Grade system: very good (bdb; 5,0): very good knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient literature; ability to provide examples; very high skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; very good knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature. good plus (+db; 4,5): as above, except for minor inefficiencies and inaccuracies. good (db; 4,0): good knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient literature; ability to provide examples; rather high skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; good knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature. satisfactory plus (+dst; 3,5): satisfactory knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient literature; ability to provide examples; satisfactory skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; satisfactory knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature. satisfactory (dst; 3,0): basic knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient literatures; ability to provide examples; basic skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; basic knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature. unsatisfactory (ndst; 2,0): unsatisfactory knowledge and understanding of intertextual relationships in ancient iterature; unsatisfactory skill at critical reading and at evaluating the influence of antiquity, as well as its role in individual works; unsatisfactory knowledge of relationships of subject matter, ideas and genre obtaining in ancient literature.

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