genres Flashcards
what is the past?
actual reality of an earlier time
what is history?
a representation of the past
what is tradition?
a belief statement handed own through generations by nonwritten means
what are the origins of theatre?
ancient greek theatre, roman theatre, middle ages, the renaissance
what was involved in greek theatre?
eurocentrism, and ritual
what is a ritual?
a traditional cultural practice that has specified elements.
what is roman thetre?
based on greek legend, gladiatorial, 5th century BCE to 5th century CE
what did the middle ages consist of?
profoundly religious, 476CE-1400sCE, no great playwright, was referred to the dark/middle ages, big on morality plays.
what was the renaissance like?
began in italy, commedia erudita (learned comedy), based on greek legend, commedia dell’arte, highly improvised. machiaveli era.
what was spain like during the renaissance?
violent, concerned with honor and chivalry.
who is lope de vega?
spainiard playwright who wrote 1500 plays during the renaissance era.
who is pedro calderon la barca?
spainiard playwright who only wrote 200 plays, were known to be more poetic and less violent.
what is the elizabethan age
began during the rule of queen liz I
mostly referred to the shakespearean age. many prolific an renowned playwrights of the era
who is william shakespeare?
wrote 37 plays during the elizabethan age. involved heightened language, sonnets, comedies, tragedies, stories, and problem plays.
what happened during the royal era?
the courts of england and france sponsored theatre.
what was theatre like in france?
more refined, witty, characters inspired by commedia dell’arte
what was theatre like in england?
ruled by king charles I (the merry monarch), plays were raunchy, allowed women on stage
explain the georgian era.
1755-1800s, heigtened emotions, more accurate depiction of middle class, more wholesome less raunchy
what is modern theatre?
began with romanticism, heightened emotions, highly stylized
what is realism?
mid 1800s, likeness to life, the actors are characters not concepts, representational
what is naturalism?
mid 1800s, real life, including the distracting, superfluous, and ugly
when did modern theatre begin?
1880
symbolism
poetic, dreamlike, ambiguity
impressionism
higher world, artificial atmosphere,
