<p>ENGLISH 386 Modern Drama. Readings are to be completed in their entirety prior to the class date for which they are assigned. It will generally serve you well to prepare all readings for the week on Tuesday although discussion and readings for quizzes will follow the daily syllabus.</p><p>TUESDAY THURSDAY Aug 31 Course Introduction, Aristotle, Poetics. Sept. 2 Ibsen, A Doll’s House, Act I; Artaud, “An End to Selections Masterpieces” Sept 7 Finish A Doll’s House Zola, “On Sept. 9 Ibsen, An Enemy of the People, Act I; Shaw from Naturalism” Quintessence; Sept. 14 Finish Enemy of the People; Goldman, Sept. 16 Finish Ibsen and/or TBA, readings on Ibsen; Krutch, “The Tragic Fallacy.” Sept. 21 Jarry, Ubu Roi Sept. 23 Intro to Chekhov, Cherry Orchard, Act I Sept. 28 Cherry Orchard, Act II-End Sept. 30 Finish Cherry Orchard; Three Sisters Act I</p><p>Oct. 5 Finish Chekhov, Moscow Art Theatre, Nat’l Oct. 7 Mid term Exam Theatre Movements Oct. 12 Fall Break, No Class Oct. 14 Irish National Theatre: Lady Gregory, Two Short Playsw On ERES; Synge; Riders to the Sea; Yeats, Letter to Lady Gregory. Oct. 19 Shaw, Arms and the Man (All of it). Shaw, Oct 21 Finish Arms and the Man; Shaw Mrs. Warren’s Profession. ”A Dramatic Realist to his Critics” Acts I and 2.. </p><p>Oct. 26 Oct 28 Finish Six Characters and/or TBA Finish Mrs. Warren’s Profession </p><p>Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author (Act I)</p><p>Nov. 2 Strindberg, The Father (all of it) Nov 4 Strindberg The Father, Intro to O’Neill. Nov. 9 Nov. 11 O’Neill, Iceman Cometh, Act I O’Neill Emperor Jones (all of it ) Various, short readings on O’Neill Nov. 16 O’Neill, The Iceman Cometh (Acts I and II) Nov. 18 Finish Iceman Nov. 23 The historical place of Arthur Miller’s Nov. 25 Thanksgiving, No Class Death of a Salesman; Miller, “Morality and Modern Drama.” Nov. 30 Brecht, Baal; Essay on Brechtian Theatre Dec 2 Brecht, Baal Dec 7 Beckett, Endgame and/or Happy Days Dec. 9 Beckett, Endgame and/or Happy Days Esslin, “The Theatre of the Absurd.” Esslin, “The Theatre of the Absurd.” Albee, “Which Albee, “Which Theater is the Absurd One?” Theater is the Absurd One?” Term Paper Hand In I. Wed. Final Exam, 12:00 Tues., Term Papers Hand In Option II. Time period TBA. Dec. 15 Dec. 24</p>