Recent British Drama: Orton, Pinter, Churchill
ENGL 315
Spring 2009
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This course explores British drama from the 1960s to the present with special emphasis on the work of Joe Orton, Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill, and Tom Stoppard. In addition to reading a number of plays by each writer, we will discuss the way they negotiate the tensions between conventions and innovations, commercial popularity and artistic seriousness, political statement and entertainment. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: 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 |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Orton, WHAT THE BUTLER SAW, LOOT, ENTERTAINING MISTER SLOANE; Pinter, THE ROOM, THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, THE HOMECOMING, ASHES TO ASHES; Churchill, TOP GIRLS, BLUE HEART; Stoppard, TRAVESTIES, ROCK 'N' ROLL.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three research-based essays on the playwrights, their critics, and/or their milieu.
A final project TBA. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Frequent participation in classroom-rehearsed (not memorized) readings. |
| Instructor(s): Stowe,William W. Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: FISK414; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 14 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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