THEA 213 — History and Origins of Drama and Theatre
Theatre Arts · University of Ghana
The course discusses theories of origins of Theatre, including those of ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome with a focus on theatre architecture. Additional topics for study include: conventions and organization of theatre; the contributions of playwrights and the role of critics such as Aristotle and Horace. There is also the study of significant play texts by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides Aristophanes, Seneca, Terence and Plautus.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- THEA 212 — Play Analysis and Interpretation I
- THEA 214 — History of Medieval Theatre and Drama
- THEA 215 — Theatre Workshop II
- THEA 217 — The Arts of the Theatre
- THEA 218 — Theatre Laboratory
- THEA 111 — Literary Orientation to the Theatre
- THEA 112 — Basics of the Living Theatre
- THEA 113 — Theatre Workshop I
- THEA 114 — Speech I
- THEA 331 — Play Analysis and Interpretation II
- THEA 332 — Play Analysis and Interpretation III
- THEA 333 — History of Drama and Theatre: European 1600-1820
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).