Would you be willing to complete a brief survey about our catalog system?

Start Survey
Close Button

Modern Dramatic Literature

Course Code:
ENG-258
Course Group(s):
GE HUM
Course Description:

An introductory study of modern dramatic literature, including plays by Ibsen, Shaw, Chekhov, Brecht, Beckett, Williams, Miller and O'Neill. Major works are analyzed for literary style, form and content; discussions touch on topics such as alienation, theatre of the absurd, existentialism in drama, tragicomedy, dramatic irony, and tragedy of the common man, and the playwright as social agitator.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
lab, Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites:

ENG-122 or written permission of the department chairperson

Degrees & Certificates
Course Descriptions