Contemporary American Drama
Lectures: 0
Seminars: 30
Tutorials: 0
ECTS credit: 3
Lecturer(s): prof. dr. Blake Jason Frederick, prof. dr. Krevel Mojca
An overview of the main works, movements and tendencies in 20th century American drama.
Introduction of characteristic features of contemporary American drama.
Presentations of students’ papers on various aspects of contemporary American drama, followed by discussions.
Analysis and interpretation of selected plays.
A survey of the influence of contemporary American drama on world drama and other arts (esp. Prose and film).
Carlson, Marvin. Theories of the Theatre: A Historical & Critical Survey, from the Greeks to the Present. Ithaca&London: Cornell University Press, 1993. COBISS.SI-ID - 40258658
Milling, Jane & Ley, Graham. Modern Theories of Performance. Houndsmill: Palgrave MacMillan, 2001 COBISS.SI-ID - 46577665
Pfister, Manfred. The Theory and Analysis of Drama (European Studies in English Literature). Prev. John Halliday. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. COBISS.SI-ID - 40256610
Sternlicht, Sanford V. A Reader's Guide to Modern American Drama. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2002. COBISS.SI-ID - 40993890
A list of selected plays is provided at the beginning of the course.