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Leviathans, Lovers and Libertines: Theatre and Aesthetics of Grandeur
| Semester and Year | FA 2011 |
| Course Number | IDSEM-UG1408 |
| Section | 001 |
| Instructor | Christopher Cartmill |
| Days | Mon,Wed |
| Time | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM |
| Units | 4.0 |
| Level | U |
| Foundation Requirement | HUM |
Description
Louis XIV used theater, music and the visual arts to solidify and articulate his supremacy and in so doing created for himself the role of the magnificent and mighty "Sun King." But in his time Louis was not alone in understanding an idea that we now think so modern that image is all and that the manipulation of that image is the way to power and influence. This course examines performance and its expressions, both theatrical and political, during the Baroque period and the Age of Enlightenment. Readings may include: John E. Wills, 1688; Aphra Behn, The Rover; Jean Racine, Phaedra; Pierre Corneille, The Theatrical Illusion; Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La Vida es Sueño (Life is a Dream); Molière, La Tartuffe and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Susanna Centlivre, A Bold Stroke for a Wife; John Dryden, All for Love; Marivaux, The Game of Love and Chance; Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer; the music of Monteverdi, Lully, Bach, Händel and Glück; as well as the art of Rubens, Le Brun, Watteau and more.
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Course Type
Interdisciplinary Seminars (IDSEM-UG)
