THE 2302: DRAMATIC LITERATURE

CLASS SCHEDULE

Day Date Class Activity

W 1/3 Introduction/Syllabus/Class format

F 1/5 What is Art?

M 1/8 The Poetics: The Elements of Drama

W 1/10 The Poetics: The Elements of Drama

F 1/12 The Poetics: The Elements of Drama

M 1/15 OFF: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

W 1/17 The Poetics: The Elements of Drama

F 1/19 The Poetics: The Elements of Drama

M 1/22 Test 1

W 1/24 Background: Ibsen & Realism

F 1/26 Background: Ibsen & Realism

M 1/29 A Doll' s House: Acts I & II

W 1/31 A Doll's House: Act III/Essay

F 2/2 Wrap up A Doll's House

M 2/5 Background Chekhov and Psychological Realism

W 2/7 Background Chekhov and Psychological Realism

F 2/9 The Cherry Orchard: Acts I & II

M 2/12 The Cherry Orchard: Acts III& IV

W 2/14 The Cherry Orchard

F 2/16 Wrap-upThe Cherry Orchard

M 2/19 Test 2

W 2/21 Background Symbolism

F 2/23 Background Symbolism

M 2/26 The Intruder--read in class

W 2/28 The Intruder: Discussion

F 3/2 The Long Christmas Dinner--in class video

M 3/5 Rider's To the Sea--read in class

W 3/7 Background Pirandello and "The Isms"

F 3/9 Overview: Six Characters in Search of An Author

CLASS SCHEDULE

Day Date Class Activity

M 3/12 Six Characters in Search of An Author: Acts I & II

W 3/14 Six Characters in Search of An Author: Acts III &IV

F 3/16 Test 3

M 3/19 OFF: Spring Break

W 3/21 OFF: Spring Break

F 3/23 OFF: Spring Break

M 3/26 Background Williams, Miller and Poetic realism

W 3/28 Death of a Salesman Act I: overview

F 3/30 Death of a Salesman: "Tragedy and the Common

Man"

M 4/2 Death of a Salesman: Act II/requiem

W 4/4 Death of a Salesman: wrap-up

F 4/6 Background Absurdism

M 4/9 The Lesson: Ionesco & The senseless cycle

W 4/11 Samuel Beckett & Waiting for Godot

F 4/13 Endgame: Beckett and the futility of meaning

M 4/16 Wrap-up Absurdism

W 4/18 Master Harold & the Boys: Contemporary trends

F 4/20 Wrap up Master Harold & the Boys

M 4/23 Test 4