Irish Plays and Politics
THEA 303
Spring 2008
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENGL 301 |
The tumultuous relations between Ireland and England are reflected in Irish plays and performances from the past three centuries. Those relations worsened as native Irish lost freedoms, rights, and lands to English colonizers, provoking rebellion and revolution in Irish politics and subversive wit and humor in Irish plays. This course tracks those historical events and play productions to reveal how Irish writers and performers used words, song, and buffoonery to combat repression. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Intercultural Literacy, Interpretation |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Drawn from the plays by Farquhar, O'Keefe, Sheridan, Macklin, Boucicault, Gregory, Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, Beckett, Friel, Carr, McDonagh, Parker, Barry.
Texts on the history of Ireland, and history of the Irish theatre.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two essays
Oral Presentation
Staged Readings |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills one of the three requirements in dramatic literature, theory and criticism to complete the Theater Major.
H.A.: Crosslist this course with ENGL 301. |
| Instructor(s): Smith,Gay Times: ..T.... 10:00AM-12:50PM; Location: TST101; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 12 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: X |
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