Post-war Perceptions through US and UK Theatre

COURSE PROGRAM:

Three plays written by three of the world’s most well-known playwrights, written in the same decade in the United States and in Europe. They represent three different perceptions of the post-world war area with its promises, obsessions and anxieties.

The course aims to study each play separately and comparatively, examining their linguistic styles, theatrical approach, the choice of characters and the interactions among them.

The students will be encouraged to close-read and analyze the texts from different angels in order to comprehend the authors’ appraisals and criticism of their societies.

SET BOOKS:

Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot 1949 (First performance 1953)

Tennessee Williams: Suddenly Last Summer 1957

Arthur Miller: Death of a Salesman 1949