English syllabus - Gauhati University
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12SEMESTER VPAPER 9Modern Drama IMarks 75 (60+15) [15 Marks Internal Assessment]. Credits: 6This paper will introduce students to 20th century English and European drama. It is to be noted thatby the turn of the century, the European avant-garde had completely altered the theatre – which at thisjuncture, seems to become a pan-European phenomenon, with stylistic/technical innovations andthematic experimentation. In the early phase of this period, realism is the dominant technique, and isthen followed by radical turns away from it.Students are expected to acquaint themselves with the European historical and cultural situation in thisperiod to read the prescribed theoretical texts in Section I and the plays in Section II.Students will have to answer 2 questions of 12 marks each (2x12=24) from Section I; 3 short questionsof 7 marks each (3x7=21) and 2 essay-type questions of 15 marks each (2x15=30) from section II.Section I: Essays(2x12) Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956): “On Experimental Theatre” Antonin Artaud (1896-1948): “Oriental and Occidental Theatre”.Section II: Plays(3x7 + 2x15) George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950): Arms and the Man* Anton Chekhov (1860-1904): The Cherry Orchard* Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956): GalileoRecommended Reading:See List at the end of Paper 10
13PAPER 10Modern Drama IIMarks 75 (60+15) [15 Marks Internal Assessment]. Credits: 6The epoch of modern drama marks the proliferation of avant-garde theory within the theatre making itself-conscious, and experimental. The impact of contemporary philosophy, ideas and art movementslike existentialism, expressionism, impressionism, Marxism and the Absurd reverberates in moderndrama. These innovations, both in form and content co-exist alongside the revival of earlier forms likethe poetic drama. Students are expected to approach the texts in this paper in the light of the ideas,issues and texts in Paper 9.Students will have to answer 2 questions of 12 marks each (2x12=24) from Section I. Questions couldbe exclusively on these theoretical/introductory pieces or be linked to the plays prescribed in bothPapers 9 and 10. There will be 2 short questions of 6 marks each (6x2=12) and 2 essay-type questionsof 12 marks each (12x2=24) from Section IISection I: Essays(2x12) Arthur Miller (1915-2005): “Introduction” to the Collected Plays Martin Esslin (1918-2002): “Introduction” to The Theatre of the AbsurdSection II: Plays(3x7 + 2x15) T.S.Eliot (1888-1965): Murder in the Cathedral Samuel Beckett (1906-1989): Waiting for Godot* Arthur Miller (1915-2005): Death of A Salesman*Recommended Reading for Papers 9 & 10:Bentley, Eric, The Theory of the Modern Stage: An Introduction to Modern Theatre and Drama London: Penguin, 1992Fischer-Lichte, Erika, History of European Drama and Theatre London: Routledge, 2002Marker, Frederick J., C. D. Innes, Modernism in European Drama: Ibsen, Strindberg, Pirandello, Beckett : Essays fromModern Drama Toronto: U of Toronto Press,1998Styan, J. L., Modern drama in Theory and Practice 1: Realism and Naturalism London: CUP, 1981---, Modern Drama in Theory and Practice 2 : Symbolism, Surrealism and the Absurd London: CUP, 1981---, Modern Drama in Theory and Practice 3: Expressionism and Epic Theatre London: Cambridge University Press,1981Worthen, W.B., Modern Drama: Plays, Criticism, Theory. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Pub. Co., 2003
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13PAPER 10Modern Drama IIMarks 75 (60+15) [15 Marks Internal Assessment]. Credits: 6The epoch of modern drama marks the proliferation of avant-garde theory within the theatre making itself-conscious, and experimental. The impact of contemporary philosophy, ideas and art movementslike existentialism, expressionism, impressionism, Marxism and the Absurd reverberates in moderndrama. These innovations, both in form and content co-exist alongside the revival of earlier forms likethe poetic drama. Students are expected to approach the texts in this paper in the light of the ideas,issues and texts in Paper 9.Students will have to answer 2 questions of 12 marks each (2x12=24) from Section I. Questions couldbe exclusively on these theoretical/introductory pieces or be linked to the plays prescribed in bothPapers 9 and 10. There will be 2 short questions of 6 marks each (6x2=12) and 2 essay-type questionsof 12 marks each (12x2=24) from Section IISection I: Essays(2x12) Arthur Miller (1915-2005): “Introduction” to the Collected Plays Martin Esslin (1918-2002): “Introduction” to The Theatre of the AbsurdSection II: Plays(3x7 + 2x15) T.S.Eliot (1888-1965): Murder in the Cathedral Samuel Beckett (1906-1989): Waiting for Godot* Arthur Miller (1915-2005): Death of A Salesman*Recommended Reading for Papers 9 & 10:Bentley, Eric, The Theory of the Modern Stage: An Introduction to Modern Theatre and Drama London: Penguin, 1992Fischer-Lichte, Erika, History of European Drama and Theatre London: Routledge, 2002Marker, Frederick J., C. D. Innes, Modernism in European Drama: Ibsen, Strindberg, Pirandello, Beckett : Essays fromModern Drama Toronto: U of Toronto Press,1998Styan, J. L., Modern drama in Theory and Practice 1: Realism and Naturalism London: CUP, 1981---, Modern Drama in Theory and Practice 2 : Symbolism, Surrealism and the Absurd London: CUP, 1981---, Modern Drama in Theory and Practice 3: Expressionism and Epic Theatre London: Cambridge <strong>University</strong> Press,1981Worthen, W.B., Modern Drama: Plays, Criticism, Theory. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Pub. Co., 2003
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