An introductory survey of drama and the theater from the Greeks to the present. Plays are read and discussed from the perspectives of both literature and performance. Class viewing experience required. The Novel Representative novels are read and discussed as examples of a distinct literary form, as reflections of social and historical events, or as representations of different realities or cultures. Through a survey of short prose fiction, students study definitions and problems associated with the short story genre, the origins and evolution of the modern short story, and connections between texts and their historical, social and gender contexts.
Emphasis is on American stories.
The study of form, function, beauty and style in art, music, architecture and lyric poetry. Develops students skills in visual, musical and verbal analysis. Emphasizes active learning through guided listening experiences, trips to local museums, and poetry readings. Topics include aesthetics, film theory, visual composition, editing and narrative. Representative films by such directors as Eisenstein, Huston, Hitchcock, De Sica and Kurosawa are viewed and discussed.