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Archived Version 2023 - 2024
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Description Starting with Aristotle’s Poetics and the literature of ancient Greece, this module will begin by exploring the creative tension between comedy and tragedy that has permeated culture. It will then move into a further exploration of genre, across literary history and national literatures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Discriminate between comedy and tragedy, applying a knowledge of Aristotleian concepts 2. Indicate when the tragic and the comic converge or get confused 3. Reflect upon the social responsiveness of genre 4. Understand the flexibility potential within genres 5. Comprehend the way in which presuppositions about genre shape reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities AristotleSophocles, Euripides and AristophanesComic ArchetypesTragi-Comic ConfusionsTragi-Comic CinemaTypes of ComedyPopular GenresPopular Genres: Gun-PlaysPopular Genres: FantasyPopular Genres: GothicBeginnings of literary criticism, Tragedy and ComedyOedipus Rex, Medea, LysistrataFrom Ancient Greece to the PresentDr. Faustus, Ethan Frome , Kafka, BeckettOldboy, Grizzly Man, True North, Duck SoupSatire (Swift) - Screwball - FarceWestern: Stephen Crane “The Blue Hotel” Detective: Raymond Chandler The Big SleepSci-FiStories by Poe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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