ENGL 2107 - Tragedy
| Career: | Undergraduate |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Term: | Semester 1 |
| 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, group research presentation, individual seminar paper, online quizzes |
| 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. |
Course Fees
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
| Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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| Semester 1 | Mon 17/03/2025 | Thu 27/03/2025 | Fri 09/05/2025 | Fri 13/06/2025 |
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Class Details
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| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 18978 | LEC0 | 100 | 48 | 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 |
| 12809 | SE04 | 33 | 11 | 3 Mar - 7 Apr | Monday | 11am - 1pm | Lower Napier, LG14, Teaching Room |
| 28 Apr - 2 Jun | Monday | 11am - 1pm | Lower Napier, LG14, Teaching Room | ||||
| 12810 | SE03 | 33 | 18 | 5 Mar - 9 Apr | Wednesday | 9am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG14, Teaching Room |
| 30 Apr - 4 Jun | Wednesday | 9am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG14, Teaching Room | ||||
| 12811 | SE02 | 33 | 18 | 5 Mar - 9 Apr | Wednesday | 3pm - 5pm | Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room |
| 30 Apr - 4 Jun | Wednesday | 3pm - 5pm | Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room | ||||
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