ENGL213

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ENGL213

Introduction to Western Drama ENGL213 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

Close reading of several great plays of the Western tradition, with some attention to contemporary trends as well. Leitmotifs running throughout the course will include (1) the nature of dramatic heroes and antiheroes, (2) considerations of genre--tragedy, comedy, and everything in between, and (3) realism as myth--or why there's no such thing as realism (really). Not for skimmers: students should expect to read playtexts with care and more than once.

MAJOR READINGS

Sophocles, OEDIPUS THE KING
Moliere, THE MISER
Shakespeare, KING LEAR
Ibsen, HEDDA GABLER
Chekhov, THE CHERRY ORCHARD
Synge, THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
Pirandello, SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
Shaw, SAINT JOAN
Beckett, ENDGAME
Wilson, FENCES
Fornes, FEFU AND HER FRIENDS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two papers in-class quizzes, and final exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students enrolled must keep Monday or Tuesday evenings open for occasional viewing of videotapes of plays studied in the course. 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: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

Samuel Beckett in 1973

Reference:

Bruzzo, Francios and Henri Veyrier, SAMUEL BACKETT, Paris: Henri Veyier, 1991

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