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.
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.
- Term:
- Summer 2007, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Johnson Memorial Building 304(JHN 304)
- Schedule:
- 4:00pm-4:59pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 1, 2007 to Aug 17, 2007)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Donato Santeramo
- Subject:
- Italian
- Department:
- Italian
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Levels:
- Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60470
- Subject Code:
- ITAL
- Course Number:
- 6725
- Section Identifier:
- A