CWL 465

Fall 2012

Part of Term 1
Aug 27-Dec 12
Topics in Drama
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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Same as ENGL 465. See ENGL 465.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
59924
Lecture-Discussion
2G
2:00PM -3:15PM
MW
English Building
Mahaffey, V
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/27/12-12/12/12
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Modern Irish Drama
Section Info:
Topic Section 2G: Modern Irish Drama Much of the experimental drama of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries came from Ireland. In this course, we will trace the development of Irish drama from Wilde and Shaw to Brian Friel. We will look at Yeats? plays, influenced by the Japanese Noh drama, the beginnings of the Abbey theater, and plays by Synge, Lady Gregory, Sean O?Casey, and Samuel Beckett. We will also look at more contemporary Irish plays by Martin McDonagh, Marina Carr, and Brian Friel. If time permits, we will also examine plays by Louis McNeice, Lennox Robinson, and Brendan Behan. We will consider production history and try to ascertain important aspects of the cultural context out of which these plays emerged. Requirements include an oral report, two analytical essays, and possibly a staged scene to be presented to the class and/or recorded.
59923
Lecture-Discussion
2U
2:00PM -3:15PM
MW
English Building
Mahaffey, V
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/27/12-12/12/12
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Modern Irish Drama
Section Info:
Topic Section 2U: Modern Irish Drama Much of the experimental drama of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries came from Ireland. In this course, we will trace the development of Irish drama from Wilde and Shaw to Brian Friel. We will look at Yeats? plays, influenced by the Japanese Noh drama, the beginnings of the Abbey theater, and plays by Synge, Lady Gregory, Sean O?Casey, and Samuel Beckett. We will also look at more contemporary Irish plays by Martin McDonagh, Marina Carr, and Brian Friel. If time permits, we will also examine plays by Louis McNeice, Lennox Robinson, and Brendan Behan. We will consider production history and try to ascertain important aspects of the cultural context out of which these plays emerged. Requirements include an oral report, two analytical essays, and possibly a staged scene to be presented to the class and/or recorded.
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