Course Objectives: The course constitutes an introduction to the (European) theatre in the years after Antiquity until roughly the 16^th century. The course content aims initially to acquaint the students with the fundamental principles of theatrical historiography as well as the forms and functions of the theatre of the Middle-Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque in Europe. The objective of the course is to familiarise the students with what historiography calls the origins of European theatre, with the relics of the time and their contemporary approach, with some classical theatrical plays that were written in this period of time. 

Learning Outcomes: After the successful completion of the course, the students:

• will be familiar with the most significant developments in theatre from the Middle-Ages to the Renaissance.

• will be able to understand how theatrical historiography works.

• will be able to recognise and assess theatrical forms and functions from this period of time.

having come into contact with specific philosophical texts and theatre plays of the time, they will be capable of understanding and of analysing them autonomously.