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ENG 466B - Modern Drama

(3 units)
Study of English and continental drama from the late nineteenth century rise of realism to theater of the absurd, e.g., Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, Miller, Camus.

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. Corequisite(s): ENG 303 .

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to analyze key texts of late nineteenth- and twentieth-century drama in their historical contexts.
2. Students will be able to analyze plays for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology.
3. Students will be able to articulate the importance of performance to the interpretation of drama.
4. Students will be able to describe the contributions of historically significant playwrights to the emergence of “modern” theater.
5. Students will be able to write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.


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