English 241 - Modern Drama

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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Although it is impossible to read all the plays of the modern period in one semester, by reading the "blockbusters" alongside lesser- and little-knownavant garde plays, we will together build a foundation for taking up the important question of how the "canon" becomes encoded. Supplementalreadings of particular productions, manifestos, theoretical essays, biographical accounts and historical material will enrich individual and collective responses to the dramatic texts. In this way, all of us become active participants in keeping the "body" of modern drama alive. Authors will includeSamuel Beckett, Bertolt Brecht, Georg Büchner, Jean Genet, Lorraine Hansberry, Eugène Ionesco, Eugene O'Neill, Gertrude Stein, August Strindberg, Tennessee Williams and others. (Charlotte Meehan)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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