French Theatre

Year
0
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01012055
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Other Languages of Instruction
French
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

- Theoretical presentations made by the teachers or prepared by tudents

- Analysis, interpretation and discussion of texts in the syllabus or other resource texts

- Research work and analysis presented or given in class.

Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to obtain:

(i) Basic knowledge on theatre, in order to analyse texts of different genres;

(ii) A diachronic an comprehensive perspective in French theatrical production of the centuries mentioned in the syllabus.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Basic knowledge of theatre

1.1. Theatrical expressions of the XVIIth French century

1.1.1. Tragedy and comedy

1.1.2. Contemporary reprsentations of the “Grand Siècle” theatre authors

1.2. Theatrical expressions of the XVIIth French century

1.2.1. Humanist theatre of traditional inspiration

1.2.2. Existentialist theatre

1.2.3. The “ nouveau théâtre” or” théatre de l’absurde”.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Marta Dias Teixeira da Costa Anacleto

Assessment Methods

Continuous evaluation
Mini Tests: 25.0%
Other: 25.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Final evaluation
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Biétry, R. 2006. Précis d'histoire de la littérature française: Tome 1. Paris: LEP.

Bradby, D. 1990. Le Théatre Français Contemporain (1940-1980). Lille: PUL.

Canova, M.C. 1993. La Comédie. Paris: Hachette-Sup.

Chaouche, S. 2010. Le «théâtral» de la France d'Ancien Régime. Paris: Honoré Champion.

Corbic, A. 2003. Camus-L'absurde, la révolte, l'amour. Paris: Les Éditions de l'Atelier.

Dejean, J.L. 1987. Le Théâtre français depuis 1945. Paris: Nathan-Univ.

Duprat, A. 2009. Vraisemblances. Poétiques et théorie de la fiction, du Cinquecento à Jean Chapelain (1500-1670). Paris: Honoré Champion.

Forestier, G. 1993. Introduction à l´analyse des textes classiques. Paris: SEDES.

Jacquart, E. 1998. Le Théâtre de Dérision:Beckett, Ionesco,Adamov.Paris :Gallimard.

Rosa, A.N. 2000. Falar no Deserto. Estética e Psicologia em Samuel Beckett. Lisboa: Ed. Cosmos

Siguret, F. 1993. L'Oeil Surpris. Perception et représentation dans la première moitié du XVIIe siècle. Paris: Klincksieck.