ENGL 340 - World Drama

Institution:

Xavier University

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Description:

This course will direct students through a broad survey of international plays. We will focus our studies on plays on non-American (including non-Western) origin. course requirements will include an oral presentation and a research paper. Readings will be drawn from some of the following playwrights: Sophocles and Euripides (Greek), Shakespeare and Churchill (English), Ibsen (Norwegian), Brecht (German), Beckett and Friel (Irish), Soyinka (Nigerian), Fugard (South African), Makoto (Japanese), Gambaro (Argentinean), Wertenbaker (Australian), Cesaire (West Indian).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.xavier.edu

Phone Number:

(513) 745-3000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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