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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies

Undergraduate Course: Twentieth-Century Spanish Theatre (ELCH10005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryA study of some of the main figures and plays from twentieth-century Spanish theatre
Course description By focusing on the theoretical and practical aspects of theatre production and staging as well as on theme, historical context and censorship, this option will chart the development of Spanish theatre in the twentieth century. The prescribed texts are a cross-section of plays written pre-Civil War, and the Franco regime. They exemplify tradition as well as innovation and experimentation in Spanish theatre.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Entry to Spanish Hons required.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand Spanish twentieth-century theatre in the context of European and world theatrical movements.
  2. Reflect critically and make judgements in light of evidence and argument
  3. Extract and synthesise key information from written and spoken sources
Reading List
Valle-Inclán, Ramón del, Divinas palabras; Los cuernos de Don Friolera
García Lorca, Federico, El público; Así que pasen cinco años
Mihura, Miguel, Tres sombreros de copa
Sastre, Alfonso, Escuadra hacia la muerte
Buero Vallejo, Antonio, El tragaluz; El concierto de San Ovidio
Gala, Antonio, Anillos para una dama
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDELC C20th Spanish Theatre
Contacts
Course organiserDr Huw Lewis
Tel: (0131 6)50 3676
Email: Huw.Lewis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Fiona Jack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: f.jack@ed.ac.uk
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