ENG 340 - American Drama I

Institution:

Marist College

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Description:

Three Credits LA Dual listed as COM 335 An exploration of the origins of theater in the American colonies and its development throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. Types of drama such as the comedy of manners, farce, melodrama, and realism will be studied in relationship to the emerging American nation and to the status of drama in both the New World and in Europe. Playwrights studied will include, as examples, Mercy Otis Warren, Royall Tyler, William Dunlap, James Kirke Paulding, Dion Boucicault, Clyde Fitch, David Belasco, and Eugene O'Neill. Offered in alternate years. (Fulfills the Genre requirement for English Literature majors.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Marist.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 575-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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