DRA381 : Italian and European Theatre, 1500-1700
Description:
How did the comic, serious, and musical drama of the modern era come into being? Who were the actors, singers, writers, and audiences of the “classics?” What made theater a powerful concept as well as a hotly-debated practice in 16th- and 17th-century Europe? Students explore secular and professional drama as it emerged in Renaissance Italy and spread to Spain, England, and France. Selected works of Machiavelli, Monteverdi, Cervantes, Calderon, Shakespeare, Molière, Behn and others. All works are read in translation. A course fee will be billed from Syracuse University to cover the cost of site visits and a Tuscany day trip (Spring 2008 fee = $65). Cross-listed with LIT 381.
Available Locations:
Italy
Semester(s) Offered:
Offered: Spring
Credits:
3
Department:
Drama
