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ENGL195
Readings in American Drama
ENGL195 SP
Crosslistings: AMST195
Not Currently Offered
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
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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