Class Dramatic Reading Workshop V

The whole approach to modernist drama depends on a recognition of areas of shared or singular assumptions placed within a presumed context and a place of rupture with a past that is alien to its themes. Thus, it will be sought to question the contribution of authors such as Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Maeterlinck, Wedekind, Pirandello or Beckett, among others, for the deconstruction of previous dramaturgical models and the extent of their innovation in the so-called modern theater. Furthermore, it is necessary to recognize a potentially common model among these authors, a certain cohesion of processes, in order to accommodate their personal languages within modern theater. The condition of access to this debate will be made through the description of Modernism in theater, in a particular way, and in literature, in general.

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0. Presentation of the course / program. General considerations. 1. Modern Drama: canonical works. A general and comparative analysis. Tradition and rupture. Vanguard. Strong examples. Four examples: 2. "John Gabriel Borkman": 2.1. Ibsen and his place in Modern Drama; 2.2. Reading the play; 2.3. Discussion. Conclusions. 3. "Six Characters in Search of an Author": 3.1. Pirandello: reading lines. Introduction to the work; 3.2. Reading and analysis; 3.3. Discussion. Conclusions. 4. "Death of a Salesman" 4.1. Arthur Miller: context and relevance. 4.2. Reading and analysis. 4.3. Discussion. Conclusions. 5. "Waiting for Godot": 5.1. Beckett; 5.2. Reading and analysis of the play; 5.3. Discussion. Conclusions. 6. Written essay.

Critical reading and discussion of texts in class, as well as analysis of the historical and dramaturgical contexts of each of the works. Use of complementary sources (active and secondary bibliography, diverse texts, films, records of shows).

Ibsen: "John Gabriel Borkman" Pirandello: "Seis Personagens à Procura de Autor" Miller: "Morte de um Caixeiro-Viajante" Beckett: "À Espera de Godot"