ENGL 2720 The Reading of DramaFirst-Year Writing Seminar. 3 credits. Each section limited to 17 students. In this course we will read and write critically about plays, older and newer, in a variety of dramatic idioms and cultural traditions. We will practice close, interpretive reading of texts and pay attention to their possibilities for live and filmed performance. Readings will include works by such playwrights as Sophocles and Shakespeare, Arthur Miller and Caryl Churchill, Suzan-Lori Parks and Tony Kushner and some drama criticism and performance theory. Attendance at screenings and at live productions by the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance may be required. The course does not satisfy requirements for the English major. |