Keywords: Beckett
Loading...
Displaying 1-4 of 4 results.
20th Century Drama, Fall 2001
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: In this course we will sample the range of mainstream and experimental drama that has been composed during the past century. Half of these plays are now acknowledged to be influential "classics" of modern drama; the other half are prize-winning contemporary plays that have broken new ground. We will ... More »
Contemporary Literature, Spring 2003
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: Subject focuses on fiction, drama, and poetry and possibly films inspired by these topics mostly of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. This semester, Contemporary Literature (21L.488) deals with Irish literature, a subject broad and deep. To achieve a manageable volume of study, the course focuses primarily ... More »
Modern Drama, Spring 2006
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: This course analyzes major modern plays featuring works by Shaw, Pirandello, Beckett, Brecht, Williams, Soyinka, Hwang, Churchill, Wilson, Frayn, Stoppard, Deveare Smith, and Kushner. The class particularly considers performance, sociopolitical and aesthetic contexts, and the role of theater in the world ... More »
Topics in the Avant-Garde in Literature and Cinema, Spring 2003
| Rating: | |
| Type: | Course Related Materials |
Abstract: 21F.031 examines the terms "avant garde" and "Kulturindustrie" in French and German culture of the early twentieth century. Considering the origins of these concepts in surrealist and dadaist literature, art, and cinema, the course then expands to engage parallel formations across Europe, particularly ... More »