COMP 202
Modern Drama
Spring 2017
Division I
Cross-listed
ENGL 202 / THEA 229
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Class Details
An introduction to major plays and key movements in European and American theatre since the late nineteenth century. Our focus will be on close reading, with attention also to questions of performance and production. Plays to be discussed will likely include: Ibsen, Hedda Gabler; Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest; Chekhov, Uncle Vanya; Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author; Brecht, Mother Courage; Beckett, Waiting for Godot; Miller, Death of a Salesman; Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun; Pinter, Betrayal; Churchill, Cloud Nine; and Stoppard, Arcadia.
The Class:
Format: lecture
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3791
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3791
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
two 5-page papers, regular journal entries or postings, and active participation in class discussions
Extra Info:
may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
English and Theatre majors and students who have taken an English or Theatre course
Unit Notes:
satisfies the THEA 248 requirement for Theatre major
Distributions:
Division I
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ENGL 202 Division I THEA 229 Division I COMP 202 Division I
ENGL 202 Division I THEA 229 Division I COMP 202 Division I
Attributes:
ENGL Literary Histories C
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COMP 202 - 01 (S) SEM Modern Drama
COMP 202 - 01 (S) SEM Modern DramaDivision IMR 1:10 pm - 2:25 pm
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