Restoration to Experimentation ((3))

Catalog description

This course examines the fundamentals of the history of world theatre and drama by examining performance traditions and theatre practices from the Restoration through the advent of modern realist drama in the 19th century including several avant-garde movements of the 20th century and contemporary postmodern thought. The student will read major dramatic texts representative of these periods, which are key to the development of world drama. Although there is an emphasis placed on the western canon, significant class time will be devoted to non-western theatre.