The course objective is to enhance students’ understanding and appreciation of the nature and function of drama by focusing on the defining characteristics of the texts in the light of dramatic theories. In analyzing selected texts from the Ancients Greeks to the present, the students will follow the development of drama as a literary genre.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
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Office Hour(s)
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Teaching Methods and Techniques
Formal lectures, discussions and presentations.
Principle Sources
Sophocles Antigone
Aristophanes, The Frogs
Everyman
Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespeare, Hamlet
Moliere, The Misanthrope
William Wycherley, The Country Wife
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House
Arthur Miller, Death of A Salesman
Samuel Beckett, Happy Days
Caryll Churchill, Top Girls
Other Sources
Olson Elder, Aristotle’s Poetics and English Literature, Chacago, 1965.
Brown, Andrew. A New Companion to Greek Tragedy. NJ:Barnes, 1983.
Dover, K. J. Aristophanic Comedy. Berkley: U of California, 1972.
Brown, John Russel. Shakespeare and His Comedies. London: Methuen, 1968.
Ribner, Irving. Patterns in Shakespearean Tragedy. New York: Barnes, 1960.
Knutson, Harold C. The Triumph of Wit: Moliere and Restoration Comedy. Columbus: Ohio State UP, 1988.
Northam John. Ibsen: A Critical Study. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1973.
Esslin, Martin. Ed. Samuel Beckett: A Collection Of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice, 1965.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Lectures, discussions,presentations, screenings and term paper
2. Week
Sophocles Antigone
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
3. Week
Aristophanes, The Frogs
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
4. Week
Everyman
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
5. Week
Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
6. Week
Shakespeare, Hamlet
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
7. Week
Moliere, The Misanthrope
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
8. Week
William Wycherley, The Country Wife
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
9. Week
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
10. Week
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
11. Week
Arthur Miller, Death of A Salesman
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
12. Week
Samuel Beckett, Happy Days
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
13. Week
Caryl Churchill, Top Girls
Lectures, discussions, presentations, screenings and term paper
14. Week
Review
15. Week
Final Exams Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
20
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
2
30
Project(s)
1
30
Final Exam
1
20
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of literary texts, authors, genres and movements.
PO-2
Display a thorough understanding of literary research methodology and different critical approaches to literature.
PO-3
Analyze texts from different theoretical perspectives.
PO-4
Develop a critical understanding of literature.
PO-5
Know how to conduct independent research in English studies.
PO-6
Articulate and share interpretation of texts and contexts in carefully constructed
arguments.
PO-7
Apply precise critical terminology in the presentation of analysis and research.
PO-8
Engage in scholarly debates about their academic subjects.
PO-9
Critically examine and use the latest research materials in their academic discipline.
PO-10
Identify the ways both explicit and implicit cultural norms and assumptions affect perceptions and judgements.
PO-11
Recognize the interdisciplinary aspects of English Studies and its complex relationship with other disciplines and forms of knowledge.
PO-12
Develop a capacity to pursue academic studies at the doctoral level.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
1.Show substantial amount of knowledge about the nature and function of drama from Ancient Greeks to the present.
LO-2
2. Analyze studied texts from different theoretical perspectives.
LO-3
3. Engage in scholarly debates about the intellectual, political, cultural and socio-historical contexts from which major dramatic texts have emerged.
LO-4
4. Apply precise terminology in assessing the distinctive characteristics of plays written in various literary genres.
LO-5
5. Develop a deeper critical understanding of levels of meaning in the studied dramatic texts.
LO-6
6. Critically examine and use the latest research materials in planning, integrating information and preparation of presentations and written work for the course.
