- Docente: Claudia Sebastiana Nobili
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-FIL-LET/10
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Music and Theatre Studies (cod. 8837)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Italian Studies and European Literary Cultures (cod. 6051)
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures, Linguistics (cod. 9220)
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from Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
Course contents
Part 1 (30 hours - teacher: Sebastiana Nobili). Theatrical works in medieval and modern Italy: an introduction.
Part 2 (30 hours - teacher: Nicola Bonazzi). Drama and mis-en-scene in modern and contemporary italian theatre.
Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is suggested that they get in touch as soon as possible with the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) and with the lecturer in order to seek together the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the examination.Readings/Bibliography
A. History of theatre
Silvana Sinisi - Isabella Innamorati, Storia del teatro. Lo spazio scenico dai greci alle avanguardie, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2003.
Roberto Alonge, Nuovo manuale di storia del teatro. Quell’oscuro oggetto del desiderio, Torino, UTET, 2008, pp. 63-74 (Il secondo Cinquecento e la Commedia dell’Arte); pp. 167-179 (Settecento: la nascita del dramma borghese); pp. 244-254 (Primo Novecento: le avanguardie e la centralità di Pirandello).
B. Texts Analyzed in Class (for Attending Students Only)
Slides and notes from the lessons will be procured online, at the end of the course, on the website virtuale.unibo.it
C. Texts to Read in Full Version
6 credits exam - Attending students are required to read two dramatic texts of their choice, in full, from the five listed below:
Niccolò Machiavelli, La mandragola.
Ludovico Ariosto, Cassaria.
Carlo Goldoni, Il ventaglio.
Vittorio Alfieri, Mirra.
Luigi Pirandello, Enrico IV.
Non-attending students must read all five texts.
12 credits exam - Attending students are required to read four dramatic texts of their choice, in full, from the ten listed below:
Niccolò Machiavelli, La mandragola.
Pietro Aretino, La cortigiana.
Ludovico Ariosto, Cassaria.
Carlo Goldoni, Il ventaglio.
Carlo Goldoni, La locandiera.
Vittorio Alfieri, Mirra.
Vittorio Alfieri, Saul.
Luigi Pirandello, Enrico IV.
Luigi Pirandello, Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore.
Eduardo de Filippo, Natale in casa Cupiello.
Non-attending students must read all ten texts.
Teaching methods
The lectures will focus on general problems concerning the major authors of comedies and dramas of the italian tradition, from Middle Age to XXth century.
Assessment methods
The oral exam will concern the most important authors of the italian theatrical works presented in the teacher's lectures, and analysed in the recommended readings.
Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is necessary to contact the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) with ample time in advance: the office will propose some adjustments, which must in any case be submitted 15 days in advance to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of these in relation to the teaching objectives.
Teaching tools
Slides
CD
DVD
Office hours
See the website of Claudia Sebastiana Nobili