BRITISH DRAMA, 1914 TO PRESENT

ENGL/THEATRE 575

Course Description

Plays and playwrights from the first World War to the present, including movements leading to the "revolt" of 1956 and subsequent proletarian and absurdist drama. Plays by Shaw, O'Casey, Maugham, Coward, Eliot, Osborne, Beckett, Pinter, Stoppard, Arden, Wesker, Bond, Churchill and others.

Prerequisties

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.66

-1.94% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

No change from Historical

A Rate

50%

-23.91% from Historical

Class Size

-8.57% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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