EN 580: Modern European Drama

Scripts:

• Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House (1879)
• August Strindberg, Miss Julie (1889)
• Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
• Anton Chekhov, Three Sisters (1901)
• Luigi Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921)
• Bertolt Brecht, The Good Person of Setzuan (1943)
• Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot (1953)

Assigned Articles & Essays:

• "The Father of Modern Drama," Bobby Kennedy, writer'stheatre.org 
• "From the '50s: Plays from France," John Wyver, Screen Plays: Theatre Plays on British Television
• "Dramaturgy 101: Illuminating the World of the Play," Amy Steele, Educational Theatre Association 
• "The Meaning Behind the Lines," Wendy Smith, The American Scholar
• "Drama in the Twentieth Century," British Literature Wiki
• "Six Characters in Search of an Author: Study Guide," Dr. Diane Thompson 
• "The Early Modern European Drama and the Cultural Net: Some Basic Hypotheses," Joachim Küpper, from Theatre Cultures within Globalising Empires
• "Modern Drama in English Literature Characteristics," englishsummary.com
• "Wilde and Modernism/Postmodernism," Jamie Effros, Victorianweb.org

Other Related Links:

• Theatre History of Styles and Playwrights Timeline (Western)
• English/British Dominant Influence
• A Brief Look at the History of Modern European Drama
• Types (Movements) and Trends within Modern European Drama
• Encyclopedia Britannica articles on Moscow Art Theatre and Modern French theatre
• "The Origins of French Popular Theatre," David James Fisher, The Journal of Contemporary History
• “The Church in the Street in Nineteenth-Century France," Paul, d'Hollander, Journal of the Western Society for French History
• "The Story of Theatre," V&A Museum

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