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2108942 - Anticka drama 2

Course specification
Course title
Acronym 2108942
Study programme
Module
Type of study
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    Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
      ESPB 3.0 Status
      Condition Attended course Classical drama 1. Oblik uslovljenosti
      The goal Objective of the course is to provide a basic level of general and special knowledge in the field of ancient drama, in the domain of Euripides' tragedies and old, middle and new Attic comedy. The acquisition of knowledge takes place in three aspects: literary-historical, literary-theoretical and hermeneutic-aesthetic. From a literary-historical point of view, the aim of the course is to look at the evolution of the tragic phenomenon within Euripides' oeuvre and to familiarize with the origin and evolution of comedy. In terms of literary theory, the aim of the course is to look at the poetic peculiarities of Euripides' tragedian process, to get acquainted with the basic characteristics of comedy as a genre and with the basics of the theory of laughter in art and literature. From a hermeneutic-aesthetic point of view, the goal of the course is to acquire the ability to recognize Euripides' tragic vision and the phenomenon of ancient comediography in its semantic, metapoetic and symbolic peculiarities compared to other dramatic achievements in the history of world literature, as well as to master the art of interpreting certain tragic and comic works, with recognizing their aesthetic, contemplative, philosophical and self-reflexive values.
      The outcome The outcome of the course lies in the ability to competently analyze the developed Hellenic tragedy and ancient comedy, to understand their unique ideological and aesthetic value, and to recognize their intertextual share in later works of art, various genre and disciplinary determinations, as well as in cultural flows and formations. They will also acquire the knowledge and ability to see the basic motives, ideas and aesthetic qualities of Euripides' tragedies and ancient comedy, in all its evolutionary stages, in different contexts and to creatively connect them with various phenomena of later eras, including contemporary ones.
      Contents
      URL to the subject page http://www.fil.bg.ac.rs/lang/sr/katedre/opsta-knjizevnosti-i-teorija-knjizevnosti/studijski-program/
      Contents of lectures The cultural context of Euripides' creativity - the rise of philosophy, sophistic thinking and the polycentricity of the ideational space; policy crisis. General features of Euripides' creativity and the turn from ontological to psychological. Hermeneutical analysis of Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus, Iphigenia in Aulis and the Bacchantes. Comedy phenomenon - origin, evolution and periodization; ritual roots and connection with jambography. Old Attic comedy - structural, aesthetic and poetic peculiarities. General characteristics of Aristophanes' work. Hermeneutical analysis of the plays Lysistrata, Clouds, Birds and Frogs. New Attic comedy - general poetic, aesthetic and structural features; change in understanding of man and the world; replacing polis with cosmopolis. Roman palliata - general characteristics of Terence's and Plautus' creations. Hermeneutic analysis of the play The Self-Torturer.
      Contents of exercises
      Literature
      1. Jean-Pierre Vernant - Pierre Vidal-Naque, Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece, Sremski Karlovci, 1993.
      2. Anica Savić-Rebac, Spirit of Hellenism, Belgrade, 2015.
      3. Dodds, E. R. 2005. The Greeks and the Irrational.
      4. Foley, Helene. 1985. Ritual Irony: Poetry and Sacrifice in Euripides. Cornell University Press. Ithaca. (Original title)
      5. Tragedy and the Tragic - Greek Theatre and Beyond, ed. by M.S. Silk, Oxford, 1998.. (Original title)
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      2
      Methods of teaching Lectures, interactive teaching in the form of conversations and discussions with students.
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures 10 Test paper
      Practical lessons Oral examination 70
      Projects
      Colloquia 20
      Seminars