THST 240b - Melodrama

Institution:

Yale University

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Description:

Paul McKinley. f 1.30-3.20; screenings in class Hu (0) A survey of nineteenth-century melodrama, its origins, and its influence on twentieth-century popular entertainment. Readings include works by Euripides, Shakespeare, Pixérécourt, Holcroft, Boucicault, Strindberg, and Ibsen. Screenings include films by D. W. Griffith, Michael Curtiz, and Douglas Sirk.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.yale.edu

Phone Number:

(203) 432-4771

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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