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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 or Senior standing OR ENG 303 

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

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


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