AP/FR4325 3.0 A: Masterpieces of the French Theatre II
Offered by: FR
Session
Summer 2022
Term
S1
Format
LGCL
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
Through an analysis of selected plays of the 19th and 20th centuries, each representing a new development in dramatic expression, students will explore the relationship between each play's literary text and its adaptation for the stage. Prerequisite: AP/FR 2200 6.00. Course credit exclusions: None. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Prerequisite: AS/FR 2200 6.00. Course credit exclusion:AS/FR 4325 3.00.
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Through the analysis of a selection of plays from the 17th to 20th centuries, each representing a period and a new step in the evolution of theatre, we will study different aspects of French theatre through the ages. We will situate the plays in their literary, historical and cultural contexts, identifying the unique characteristics that make them masterpieces of the French theatrical tradition.
The literary analysis of this group of plays that marked French dramatic history from the classical period to the present day serves as the base of the course, which will focus on the connections between the text and various performances of the plays.
How does the text become a veritable performance? How does the interpretation of the director and the choices he or she makes operate in the many facets of the staging (sets, scenography, casting, blocking, etc.), and can they give different meanings to the same text? Students will have the possibility to compare multiple version of a same play and see concretely how the reading of a play becomes a performance on stage.
For those who wish it, the course could include outings to the theatre (Théâtre Français de Toronto) and exercises in staging.
Prerequisite course: AP/FR2200 6.0
Jean Racine, Britannicus, Nouveau classique Larousse (or any French language edition)
Alfred de Musset, On ne badine pas avec l’amour, Nouveau classique Larousse
ISBN2-03-034721-3 (or any French language edition)
Jean Giraudoux, La guerre de Troie n’aura pas lieu, Flammarion, ISBN-13: 978-208-1349605 (or any French language edition)
3 exposés: 30 %
1 oral presentation: 20 %
1 final test: 20%
3 quizzes: 15%
Participation: 15%
3 hour lectures, twice a week
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