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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Fall 2025 |
| Registration ID | ENGLH318A001 |
| Course Title | The Western Dramatic Tradition |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | English |
| Instructor | Benston,Kim |
| Times and Days | MW 10:00am-11:25am
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2610 An investigation of Western drama through close study of major representative plays from Aeschylus and Sophocles to Beckett and Shange. Differing notions of the dramatic event, from classical to modern and "post-modern" theaters, will be examined in relation to evolving ideas of character, consciousness, destiny, social structure, linguistic power, and theatricality itself. Emphasis placed on both thematic and structural problems of "play" and on the relation of the text to consequences of performance (e.g., acting, stagecraft, and audience response). ; Prerequisite: 1 course in English, Comparative Literature, or Theater Studies..; Enrollment Limit: 15 Lottery; Lottery Preference English Majors,Comp Lit majors,Seniors,Juniors,; Sophomores,First year students. Div: III; Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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