SJ2B006 Spanish Contemporary Drama

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/4. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. José Luis Bellón Aguilera, PhD. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 L42, except Mon 13. 11.
Prerequisites
! SJ0B723 Contemporary Spanish Theatre
Appreciation for reading in Spanish, fondness for theater.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to familiarize students with the development of the theatrical genre in Spain throughout the twentieth century, from the appearance of realistic theater to the latest theatrical manifestations. Special emphasis will be placed on the importance of the realist convention and subsequent attempts to overcome this convention, as well as on the relationship between the theatrical event and Spanish society. As a secondary objective, the practice of the commentary of theatrical texts is considered.
Learning outcomes
- know the history of Spanish theater in the twentieth and twenty-first century. - comment on plays.
Syllabus
  • 1. Spanish theater in the early twentieth century: realism. - Reading: Jacinto Benavente, La malquerida (1913). 2. Innovators and dissidents. The avant-garde versus realism. - Readings: Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Luces de Bohemia (1920); Federico García Lorca, Así que pasen cinco años (1931). five years pass (1931). 3. The postwar period. Bourgeois theater and humorous theater. - Reading: Miguel Mihura: Tres sombreros de copa (1932/52). 4. The social theater. - Readings: Antonio Buero Vallejo: Historia de una escalera (1949); Alfonso Sastre: Escuadrón hacia la muerte. 5. Forbidden theater, subway theater, independent theater. - Readings: Fernando Arrabal, El triciclo (1955); Francisco Nieva, La señora Tártara (1962). 6. Spanish theater in democracy - José Sanchis Sinisterra, ¡Ay, Carmela! (1984); Rodrigo García, Prefiero que me quitar el sueño Goya a que lo hace cualquier hijo de puta (2004).
Literature
    required literature
  • Historia del teatro español. Edited by Javier Huerta Calvo - Abraham Madroñal Durán - Héctor Urzáiz Torta. Madrid: Gredos, 2003, 1450 s. ISBN 8424923928. info
  • RUIZ RAMÓN, Francisco. Historia del teatro español : siglo XX. 14 ed. Madrid: Cátedra, 2007, 588 s. ISBN 9788437600499. info
  • GARCÍA BARRIENTOS, José Luis. Cómo se comenta una obra de teatro : ensayo de método. 1. réimpr. Madrid: Editorial Síntesis, 2003, 367 s. ISBN 9788477388920. info
    recommended literature
  • RUIZ RAMÓN, Francisco. Estudios sobre teatro español clásico y contemporáneo. Madrid: Fundación Juan March, 1978, 252 s. ISBN 8437601606. info
  • PAVIS, Patrice. El análisis de los espectáculos : teatro, mimo, danza, cine. Barcelona: Paidós, 2011, 337 s. ISBN 9788449309786. info
  • HURBÁNKOVÁ, Šárka. Dos grupos del teatro colectivo independiente catalán: Els Joglars, Comediants. Edited by Eva Lukavská. 2006, 44 l. URL info
  • OLIVA, César. Teatro español del siglo XX. 1. reimpr. Madrid: Sintesis, 2004, 367 s. ISBN 8497560434. info
  • PAVIS, Patrice. Diccionario del teatro : [dramaturgia, estética, semiología]. Edited by Anne Ubersfeld, Translated by Jaume Melendres. Barcelona: Paidós, 1998, 558 s. ISBN 8449306361. info
  • GARCÍA TEMPLADO, José. El teatro español actual. 1. ed. Madrid: Anaya, 1992, 96 s. ISBN 8420743429. info
  • GARCÍA TEMPLADO, José. El teatro español actual. 1. ed. Madrid: Anaya, 1992, 96 s. ISBN 8420743429. info
  • FERRERAS, Juan Ignacio. El teatro en el siglo XX, (desde 1939). Madrid: Taurus, 1990, 141 s. ISBN 8430625250. info
  • AMORÓS, Andrés, Marina MAYORAL and Francisco NIEVA. Análisis de cinco comedias : (teatro español de la postguerra). Madrid: Editorial Castalia, 1984, 218 s. info
  • AMORÓS, Andrés, Marina MAYORAL and Francisco NIEVA. Análisis de cinco comedias : (teatro español de la postguerra). Madrid: Editorial Castalia, 1984, 218 s. info
  • BOREL, Jean-Paul. El teatro de lo imposible : ensayo sobre una de las dimensiones fundamentales del teatro español contemporaneo. Madrid: Ediciones Guadarrama, 1966, 304 s. info
  • BOREL, Jean-Paul. El teatro de lo imposible : ensayo sobre una de las dimensiones fundamentales del teatro español contemporaneo. Madrid: Ediciones Guadarrama, 1966, 304 s. info
  • ESPINA, Antonio. Las mejores escenas del teatro español e hispanoamericano : (desde sus origenes hasta la epoca actual). Madrid: Aguilar, 1959, 1172 s. info
    not specified
  • Teatro español contemporáneo : antología. Edited by Moisés Pérez Coterillo. 1. ed. Madrid: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1992, 1556 s. ISBN 8437503132. info
Teaching methods
The classes will revolve around the commentary of the texts from a certain theoretical basis that students will acquire from a) the professor's explanations in class, b) from the recommended bibliographyThe exam will be written and will serve to check the knowledge that the student has acquired of the development of theater in Spain in the last century and his ability to comment on a dramatic text.
Assessment methods
- Final exam: 70%. - Analysis of one of the works studied (or some other in consultation with the professor): 30%
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2022.
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