ENGL 465

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Topics in Drama

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Seminar covering advanced topics (such as genre, performance context, period, or theme) in drama studies.

Same as CWL 465. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated with permission of English advising office to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours if topics vary. Graduate students may repeat as topics vary. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 465 class schedule data for fall 2012
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	59797	Lecture-Discussion	2G	2:00PM -3:15PM	MW	119 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. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	59796	Lecture-Discussion	2U	2:00PM -3:15PM	MW	119 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. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.