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ENGL 337.101

Great Plays

NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester.

Text:

Lee A. Jacobus, The Bedford Introduction to Drama, 4^th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2001. Text website: www.bedfordstmartins.com/jacobus

Course Description:

A study of plays from major periods of world drama from ancient times to the present, with the view of showing the literary movements that shaped the forms and techniques of the modern theatre.

Course Requirements:

Reading journal* 20%

Three short papers (5-7 pages) 10% each

Take-home final examination 20%

Course participation (includes class discussion and online discussion) 30%

(Reading journal: Write a one-page commentary on something that interests or provokes you in each play≥a character, a theme or idea, an aspect of the plot, the use of language, the setting∞whatever speaks to you and piques your interest. Make your comments as original as possible≥this part of the course should reflect your personal reactions to the material we are reading.)

Course Schedule:

WEEK 1 Introduction to the study of world drama

WEEK 2 No class meeting

WEEK 3 Greek tragedy: Aeschylus, Agamemnon; Sophocles, Oedipus Rex; Euripides, Medea

WEEK 4 English Renaissance tragedy: Marlowe, Dr. Faustus

WEEK 5 English Renaissance tragedy: Shakespeare, Othello

WEEK 6 American melodrama: OÍNeill. Desire Under the Elms

WEEK 7 The theatre of the mind: Strindberg, Miss Julie and Norman, ïnight, Mother

Reading journal due

WEEK 8 European and American realism: Fugard, Master Harold and the Boys

First paper due

WEEK 9 Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun; Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

WEEK 10 Modern tragedy: Miller, Death of a Salesman; Soyinka, The Strong Breed

WEEK 11 The theatre of ideas: Ibsen, A Doll House; Shaw, Mrs. WarrenÍs Profession

WEEK 12 European realism: Ibsen, Hedda Gabler

Second paper due

WEEK 13 The theatre of symbolism: The Cherry Orchard;

Third paper due

WEEK 14 The theatre of symbolism: Six Characters in Search of an Author

Take-home final handed out

WEEK 15 The Glass Menagerie; reading journal and take-home final due




			ENGL 337.101 Great Plays NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester. Text: Lee A. Jacobus, The Bedford Introduction to Drama, 4^th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2001. Text website: www.bedfordstmartins.com/jacobus Course Description: A study of plays from major periods of world drama from ancient times to the present, with the view of showing the literary movements that shaped the forms and techniques of the modern theatre. Course Requirements: Reading journal* 20% Three short papers (5-7 pages) 10% each Take-home final examination 20% Course participation (includes class discussion and online discussion) 30% (Reading journal: Write a one-page commentary on something that interests or provokes you in each play≥a character, a theme or idea, an aspect of the plot, the use of language, the setting∞whatever speaks to you and piques your interest. Make your comments as original as possible≥this part of the course should reflect your personal reactions to the material we are reading.) Course Schedule: WEEK 1 Introduction to the study of world drama WEEK 2 No class meeting WEEK 3 Greek tragedy: Aeschylus, Agamemnon; Sophocles, Oedipus Rex; Euripides, Medea WEEK 4 English Renaissance tragedy: Marlowe, Dr. Faustus WEEK 5 English Renaissance tragedy: Shakespeare, Othello WEEK 6 American melodrama: OÍNeill. Desire Under the Elms WEEK 7 The theatre of the mind: Strindberg, Miss Julie and Norman, ïnight, Mother Reading journal due WEEK 8 European and American realism: Fugard, Master Harold and the Boys First paper due WEEK 9 Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun; Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof WEEK 10 Modern tragedy: Miller, Death of a Salesman; Soyinka, The Strong Breed WEEK 11 The theatre of ideas: Ibsen, A Doll House; Shaw, Mrs. WarrenÍs Profession WEEK 12 European realism: Ibsen, Hedda Gabler Second paper due WEEK 13 The theatre of symbolism: The Cherry Orchard; Third paper due WEEK 14 The theatre of symbolism: Six Characters in Search of an Author Take-home final handed out WEEK 15 The Glass Menagerie; reading journal and take-home final due home \| bs, corporate communication \| ba, english \| ma, publications design \| mfa, integrated design \| mfa, creative writing & publishing arts \| people \| portfolio \| facilities \| classes \| undergraduate applications \| graduate applications \| contact \| site index \| university of baltimore