English 240 - MODERN BRITISH & AMER DRAMA
Spring
2013
01
4.00
Emily Wojcik
TTh 09:00-10:20
Smith College
40037-S13
HATFLD 104
ewojcik@smith.edu
A study of recent developments in British and American drama, emphasizing interconnectedness and cross-fertilization: theatre of passion; absurdism; language-oriented realism; talk drama; and postmodern, performance-oriented plays. Works by Williams, Miller, Beckett, Osborne, Pinter, Albee, Shepard, Mamet, Rabe, Shaffer, Churchill, Hwang. Occasional screenings of plays.