PHI 3510 - Theory and Drama

Institution:

SUNY at Purchase College

Subject:

Description:

4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) An examination of classical and modern attempts to see and explain what drama is. The course also considers how some dramas can illuminate the nature of theory. Themes include: dramatic situations and structures of ethical life; plot vs. character in dramatic action; drama’s narratological closure and the problem of historical reference; the question “what is modern drama ”Readings include classical to modern theorists (Aristotle to Szondi) and dramatists (Aeschylus to Brecht).

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.purchase.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 251-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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