Proseminar: Intro to York Cycle (Intro)
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Fakultät Philosophische Fakultät Bereich Englisch Code UE-L06.01166 Sprachen Englisch Art der Unterrichtseinheit Proseminar
Kursus Bachelor Semester SA-2021 Zeitplan und Räume
Vorlesungszeiten Dienstag 13:15 - 15:00, Wöchentlich
Unterricht
Verantwortliche Dozenten-innen Beschreibung The study of ‘medieval drama’ is dominated by the scriptural mystery cycles. While these plays sought to teach about scripture and salvation, they were not drily didactic teaching tools but were full of humour, humanity, and spectacle. Medieval literary theories connected enjoyment and learning, so it is possible that the comedy was the sugar to help the educational medicine go down: however, modern revivals of medieval plays have repeatedly demonstrated that their human power is far more than a sweetener, and in the twentieth century scholars applied theories of carnival to demonstrate medieval theatre’s potential to be politically and socially subversive. Theatrically they are highly innovative, particularly in their self-conscious exploration of the nature of performance and the relationship between actors and audiences. This course will comprise in-depth study of the plays of the York Cycle, the most complete of the collections of scriptural plays which survives, and also that for which we have most evidence as to the practicalities of performance. The plays will be considered as scripts for performance, as vehicles for political polemic, and as part of a verbal and visual culture by which the medieval world explored its relationship with the divine.
21.09 Introduction to Cycle drama, Ordo Paginarum
28.09 The Creation of the World, the Fall of the Angels
05.10 The Creation of Man, the Fall of Man
12.10 Joseph’s Trouble about Mary
19.10 The Nativity
26.10 The Flight into Egypt: the Entry into Jerusalem
02.11 The Conspiracy; Christ Before Annas and Caiaphas
09.11 Christ before Pilate I, the Dream of Pilate’s Wife
16.11 Christ before Herod, Christ before Pilate II, the Judgment
23.11 The Crucifixion; The Death and Burial
30.11 The Harrowing of Hell
07.12 The Resurrection
14.12 The Last Judgment
21.12 The Shepherds
Lernziele - Increased familiarity with late Middle English language
- Knowledge of the style and content of the mystery play
- Understanding of the importance of performance location
- Appreciation of the relationships among religions, politics and performance in medieval drama
- Understanding of the relationship between drama and late medieval art and iconography
- Appreciation of the place of the mystery play in the development of English theatre
Soft Skills Nein ausserhalb des Bereichs Nein BeNeFri Nein Mobilität Ja UniPop Nein -
Einzeltermine und Räume
Datum Zeit Art der Unterrichtseinheit Ort 21.09.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 28.09.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 05.10.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 12.10.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 19.10.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 26.10.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 02.11.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 09.11.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 16.11.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 23.11.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 30.11.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 07.12.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 14.12.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 21.12.2021 13:15 - 15:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3016 -
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Zuordnung
Zählt für die folgenden Studienpläne: Englische Sprache und Literatur 120
Version: SA15_BA_ang_V02
Module One: Foundations
Englische Sprache und Literatur 60
Version: SA15_BA_ang_V01
Module One: Foundations
Ergänzende Lehrveranstaltungen in phil.
Version: ens_compl_lettres
Philosophische Fakultät [Vorl.]
Version: Lettres_v01