BERTOLT BRECHT:MAKING OF THTR

4.00 points · University catalogue

Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 16; permission of instructor given at first class meeting. Course is conducted in English and readings are in English; German majors and German-speaking students may do readings and papers in German. This class provides a comprehensive overview of the drama, theatre, and theory of Bertolt Brecht, the most influential European playwright and theorist of the twentieth century, in the context of their original historical contexts and subsequent legacies. Course fulfills lecture/seminar "studies" requirement for Theatre/Drama and Theatre Arts major