ADVANCED THEATRE HISTORY 1700 TO PRESENT

ENGL/THEATRE 732

Course Description

Problems of scholarship in the dramatic, performance and staging practices of major traditions of world theatre history since 1700, including melodrama, naturalism, the avant-garde, and other movements that helped shaped contemporary theatre.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

0.92% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

No change from Historical

A Rate

100%

5.13% from Historical

Class Size

75.61% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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