ENGL 442: Modern and Contemporary Drama

This course begins with the birth of the modern play in the late 19th century, then traces the evolution of dramatic literature to the present time. Readings selected from such playwrights as Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, O'Neill, Williams, Miller, Ionesco, Albee, Baraka, Pinter, Stoppard, Shepard, Shaffer, Norman, and Mamet.