Studies in 20th-Century Literature: Pirandello and Contemporary Theater

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

Lecture, three hours. Thorough reading of theatrical texts, accompanied by analysis of how the plays have been realized on stage by important directors such as Strehler, Roncconi, and the playwrights/actors themselves. Emphasis on ritualistic implications of the theatrical performance. S/U or letter grading.