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ENGL195

Readings in American Drama ENGL195 SP

Crosslistings: AMST195

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times
1	18	0	Times: ..W.... 7:00PM-10:00PM;

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998 )

Photo Caption and Credits

We will read and discuss some canonized and uncanonized American plays written between the 1910s and the 1980s. Playwrights will include Susan Glaspell, Neith Boyce, Eugene O'Neill, Clifford Odets, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Amiri Baraka, Arthur Kopit, Ntozake Shange, and David Mamet.

MAJOR READINGS

Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook,
SUPPRESSED DESIRES
Neith Boyce, CONSTANCY
Eugene O'Neill, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, THE HAIRY
APE, and THE EMPEROR JONES
Clifford Odets, WAITING FOR LEFTY
Tennessee Williams, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Arthur Miller, THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Amiri Baraka, THE DUTCHMAN and THE SLAVE
David Mamet, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
Arthur Kopit, INDIANS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Approximately nine very short papers. Each student will take a turn leading class discussion.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Pfister, J; Times: ..W.... 7:00PM-10:00PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 0, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

Arthur Miller

Reference:

Roudane, Matthew C., CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTHUR MILLER, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1987

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