Course Description
The drama of Europe and America from the realism of Ibsen and Strindberg to the present.
Athena Title
Modern Drama
Prerequisite
Two 2000-level ENGL courses or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 3000-level ENGL course) or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 2000-level CMLT course)
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course has three integrated goals. (1) Students will become thoroughly familiar with the major works of the period, as well as their historical and social contexts; (2)students will develop their skills for reading, watching and enjoying plays; (3) students will write and speak fluently about the works studied.
Topical Outline
This course is taught by instructors with a wide variety of approaches to the field, thus texts to be studied and organizing themes will vary from semester to semester. In general, students can expect that attention will be paid to some or all of the following topics: 1. the history of drama; 2. historical and biographical contexts of modern drama; 3. theoretical issues surrounding plays as both playscript and performance; 4. continuities and discontinuities of theme in modern drama.