Course details

Name: ENLT - 375

Title: MODERN DRAMA IBSEN TO ONEILL

Section: 01

Semester: Fall - 2012

Credits: 3

Description:
What is the tragedy of the modern family? How are family members expected to “perform”? And can the theater even begin to portray the comedy and tragedy (or tragicomedy) that is modern life? So-called Anti-Aristotelian dramas, or the plays written and produced between ca. 1870 and 1930, address these and many other questions. This course covers Naturalist Drama and considers its influence on O'Neill. We will read and consider the performance histories of Scandinavian, German, Anglo-Irish, and Italian theater: Ibsen (Doll House, Hedda Gabler), Strindberg (The Father, Miss Julie), Wilde, (The Importance of Being Earnest), Elsa Bernstein (Twilight), Wedekind (Spring Awakening), and O'Neill (Long Day's Journey into Night). Students will leave with a profound appreciation for the development of modern Europe and its playhouses.

Last updated on 2012-03-20 By Nielsen Wendy (nielsenw)

Schedule: Tuesday From 5:30 pm To 8:00 pm

Graduation requirements:

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• Genre Study (Drama)
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• Pre-1900 (1c)
• International Issues (3a)
• Women and Gender Studies (3c)

Teaching Faculty: Nielsen Wendy (nielsenw)

Is course canceled: No