Unit

School Of Humanities And Communication Arts

Comedy and Tragedy: Dramas of Death and RebirthWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102914.1

Discipline: LITERATURE

Student Contribution Band: 1

Level: 3

Credit Points: 10

Incompatible Units
100900 - Comedy and Tragedy

Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Successful completion of 60 credit points of study in currently enrolled course.

About this Unit
This unit examines the writing, performance and theories of Western tragedy and comedy since their beginnings in the ancient world to modern times. In this unit, students read tragic and comic drama, some of which is in translation, as well as key theories of tragedy and comedy. The unit begins with the dramas of the Ancient Greeks, and through an examination of the plays and their context of production, students will be introduced to key ideas about tragedy’s and comedy’s structure, dialogue, staging, characterisation, audience, and central themes. The unit will trace the development of tragedy and comedy through key periods, including the Renaissance; and it may include a consideration of texts from the twentieth century onwards that have been written for media other than the stage. While tragedy and comedy are intimately linked with ideas about death and rebirth, the unit is closely concerned with the way in which moral choice lies at the heart of both genres.

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