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ITAL6725A-L07

“Pirandellian”Thru Theatre&Lit

Pirandello, European Theater and the Mediterranean

The course is an in-depth study of some of Luigi Pirandello's most important dramatic works, together with an analysis of his theoretical essays on theatre. The study of Pirandello s encounter with the stage as “capocomico” and its influence on Pirandello’s playwriting will also be studied. The course will also focus on the influence Sicilian culture(s), (in particular the Ancient Greek, Arab and Jewish) had on the playwright’s vision and style.

Required Texts: Essays: “L’umorismo”, “Illustratori, attori e traduttori” and “Teatro nuovo e teatro vecchio”.
Plays: Così è se vi pare; Sei personaggi in cerca d’autore; Enrico IV; La sagra del Signore della Nave; Sogno, ma forse no? Questa sera si recita a soggetto and I giganti della montagna.
Short stories: “La patente”, “La giara” and “Un goj”.
Critical works on Luigi Pirandello and his opus: Leonarda Sciascia, Pirandello e la Sicilia. Milano: Adelphi, 1996. Donato Santeramo, Pirandello: la parola, la scena e il mito. Roma: Nuove Edizioni Universitarie, 2006.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
60470
Subject Code:
ITAL
Course Number:
6725
Section Identifier:
A

Course

ITAL 6725

All Sections in Summer 2007, LS 6 Week Session

Summer 2007, LS 6 Week Session

ITAL6725A-L07 Lecture (Santeramo)