An introduction to some of the major plays of the past hundred years, and to major movements in drama of the period. Readings will include: Ibsen, Hedda Gabler; Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest; Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard; Synge, The Playboy of the Western World; Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author; Brecht, Mother Courage; Beckett, Waiting for Godot; Miller, Death of a Salesman; Pinter, The Room; Stoppard, Arcadia; and McDonagh, A Skull in Connemara. Format: lecture/discussion. Requirements: two 5-page papers, regular journal entries or postings, a final exam, and active participation in class discussions
No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 40 (expected: 40). (Post-1900)