English: Literature - Introduction to Literature: Drama

Introduction to Literature: Drama (ENLT 1154)

Total Credits: 3
Lecture Credits: 3.0
Lab Credits: 0

Description: This course gives students the chance to read and go to plays. You will learn the fundamentals of drama, such as comedy, tragedy, plot setting, character, staging and irony. You will go to local theaters to see how a play is actually staged, and will discuss and write about plays to analyze what you have read and seen on stage.

Topical Outline:

Learning Outcomes:
1. 1. Critically discuss the work of literature and drama in its constituent parts
2. 2. Examine how social, cultural, and political forces shape the author's work
3. 3. Use critical thinking skills to discuss the themes and issues raised in the texts read

Prerequisites: 

ENGL 1110 or ENGA 1110.

MnTC: Goal 6