[ENGL 603] Global Perspectives on Drama

Course Title: Global Perspectives on Drama

Course Description

This course aims to familiarize students with the diverse dramaturgy and theatrics practiced across different times and places.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate familiarity with the diversity of dramaturgy.
• Understand the historical and cultural contexts in which the plays were written.
• Develop methods for interpreting theatrical practices.

Course Contents

Unit I: The Classical West (9 Hours)

1. David Rush: "Classical Tragedy" and "Plot"
2. Aeschylus: Agamemnon

Unit II: The Classical India (6 Hours)

1. E.W. Marasinghe: "Rasa and Abhinaya"
2. Bhasa: Svapnavasabhadatta

Unit III: The Renaissance and the Modern (12 Hours)

1. William Shakespeare: The Midsummer Night's Dream
2. Bertolt Brecht: Mother Courage and Her Children

Unit IV: Postcolonial and Multicultural (9 Hours)

1. Girish Karnad: Nagamandala
2. David Henry Hwang: Madam Butterfly

Unit V: Gender and Identity (12 Hours)

1. Henrik Ibsen: A Doll's House
2. Caryll Churchill: Top Girls
3. Suzan Lori Parks: Topdog/Underdog

Evaluation Scheme

Internal Evaluation

External Examination

Prescribed Text

Aeschylus. Agamemnon. Faber and Faber, 2010.
Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll's House. Dodo Press, 2005.