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English 150B - Winter, 2013
Drama from 1800 to the Present
Class Information
Instructor:
Shershow, Scott
Time:
MWF 1:10-2:00
Location:
207 Olson
Description
In this class we’ll study highlights of modern and contemporary drama with an emphasis on four major figures: Shaw, Brecht, Artaud and Kushner. In addition to the plays, we’ll also read some theoretical texts by Brecht and Artaud, and Sarah Kane’s Blasted as a possible example of the latter’s “Theater of Cruelty.”
Grading
Evaluation will be based on midterm, final and a term paper.
Texts
Nine Plays
, George Bernard Shaw
Collected Plays 5: Life of Galileo and Mother Courage and Her Children
, Bertolt Brecht
Blasted
, Sarah Kane
Angels in America
, Tony Kushner
other electronic resources
