Project manager: Davide Crosara

ECTS: 3

Bodies and objects: semantics and performance in Waiting for Godot

The seminar aims at examining the semantic function of bodies and objects in Samuel  Beckett's "Waiting for Godot". Starting from the reading and performance of some key scenes in the play, it will analyse how these passages redefine the interaction of bodies and objects, transforming it into a key element in the play's structure and critical interpretation. References to other plays by Beckett will be made, highlighting continuities and differences between Waiting for Godot and later works for theatre, radio, television.

The seminar starts on 4th May.

Teaching hours: 

Monday 17.00-20.00 lab. 5 (Marco Polo Compound)

Thursday 15.00-17.00 aula F (ex- vetrerie Sciarra)

Saturday 9.00-12.00, lab. 204, second floor (Marco Polo Compound, the room is located in front of the Secretary office)

Bibliography:

Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot, Faber and Faber, London, 1965 (also in The Complete Dramatic Works, Faber and Faber, London, 1986).

Other texts will be provided as handouts during the seminar. 

Students will be asked to write a short essay. Attendance is compulsory in order to obtain the CFUs. Students who wish to attend the seminar are asked to notify their intention to the following address: davide.crosara@uniroma1.it