ENGL237

An exploration of major playwrights from the early twentieth century to the present, including Shaw, O’Neill, Brecht, Williams, Miller, Baraka, Valdez, Fugard, Soyinka, Hwang, Kushner, and Wilson. We will consider theatrical styles such as realism, naturalism, and expressionism, as well as issues such as race and ethnicity, social class and gender, religion, national origin, and sexual orientation. .