ENTA W3970 - 20th-century Playwrights: Ibsen and Pinter

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Columbia University in the City of New York

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Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. (Seminar). The course will trace the pattern of the evolving theatrical career of Ibsen and Pinter and explore the nature of and relationships among key features of an emerging aesthetic. Thematic and theatrical exploration involve positioning the plays in the context of the trajectories of modernism and postmodernism, and examining the characteristic use of confined spaces; the intense scrutiny of families, friendships, and disruptive intruders; the alternating rejection of and insistence upon political implications; the experiments with temporality, multi-linearity, reverse chronology, and split staging; the emblematic use of stage sets and tableaux; the problematics of performance and the implied playhouse; and the plays' potential as instruments of cultural intervention.Two papers are required, 5-7 pages and 10-12 pages, with weekly brief responses, and a class presentation. Readings include major plays of both writers and key statements on modernism and postmodernism. E-mail Professor Quigley (aeq1@columbia.edu) by noon on Wednesday, November 16th with the subject heading, "Ibsen and Pinter seminar." In your message, include basic information: your name, school, major, year of study, and relevant courses taken, along with a brief statement about why you are interested in taking the course.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.columbia.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-1754

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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