University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

ENGL 2107 - Tragedy

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4110
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study
Assessment: Major assessment: 40%, group research presentation: 20%, individual seminar paper: 20%, mid-Semester quiz: 10%, participation: 10%
Biennial Course: Offered biennially
Syllabus:

Students will undertake a critical exploration of the theories and practices of tragedy from classical times to the present. Areas of investigation include but are not limited to: the history of tragedy and changing notions of the tragic; the formal qualities of tragedy; kinds of tragedy; the `death of tragedy; tragedy and discourses of the mind and body. Texts will be selected from the following list: Sophocles' Oedipus, Marlowe's 1Tamburlaine; Shakespeare's Hamlet; Goethe's Faust Part 1; Brecht's Mother Courage and her Children; Anouilh's Antigone; Miller's Death of a Salesman; Vickers' Where Three Roads Meet. Selected extracts from theoretical texts and additional materials will encourage students to explore tragedy in practices and theories (and countries and artistic movements) beyond those represented by the set texts.

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0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4110 Mon 15/03/2021 Thu 25/03/2021 Fri 07/05/2021 Fri 11/06/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
18505 LEC0 120 44 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Note: This lecture is pre-recorded and can be viewed any time after publication in MyUni. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.
Related Class: Seminar
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
13917 SE03 20 15 4 Mar - 8 Apr Thursday 3pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
29 Apr - 3 Jun Thursday 3pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
14714 SE02 40 7 10 Mar - 7 Apr Wednesday 3pm - 5pm Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre
28 Apr - 2 Jun Wednesday 3pm - 5pm Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre
14715 SE01 40 2 9 Mar - 6 Apr Tuesday 3pm - 5pm Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre
27 Apr - 1 Jun Tuesday 3pm - 5pm Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre