Introduction to Western Drama
ENGL 213
Spring 2009
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This course focuses on close reading of a dozen great plays of the Western tradition, with attention to contemporary trends as well. Leitmotifs running throughout the course will include the nature of dramatic heroes and antiheroes; considerations of genre--tragedy, comedy, and everything in between; and realism as myth--or why there's no such thing as realism (really). Not for skimmers; students should expect to read play texts with care and more than once. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Sophocles, OEDIPUS THE KING
Shakespeare, THE WINTER'S TALE
Moliere, THE MISER
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
Fornes, FEFU AND HER FRIENDS
Wilson, FENCES
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two papers and one exam. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Strict attendance policy. Three absences will affect your grade negatively. Six absences will result in required withdrawal from the course. |
| Instructor(s): Turco,Alfred Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: DWNY113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 10 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 8 | JR non-major: 6 | SO: 6 | FR: 6 |
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