Spring 2027

The Drama of Henrik Ibsen

Intensive study of dramatic production and Ibsen's role as the founder of modern drama, focusing on his plays' forms, contexts, and themes.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Dean Krouk3.9/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2009: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2015: 3.78 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.88 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Read the drama of Ibsen with nuanced understanding and informed appreciation of its forms and contexts.

  • Identify and explain central socio-political, ethical, and psychological themes and patterns in Ibsen’s dramatic texts.

  • Analyze Ibsen's dramatic texts in a way that is informed by contextual knowledge and secondary criticism.

  • Recognize and explain important features of Ibsen criticism and scholarship, both historical and contemporary.

  • Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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SCAND ST 202, 212, 222 or graduate/professional standing

SCANDST 422

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Raw average: 4.27/5 from 11 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.78 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.88 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DEAN KROUK is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2009: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2015: 3.78 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.88 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Dramatic production and Ibsen's contribution to modern drama
  • Socio-political, ethical, and psychological themes in Ibsen's works
  • Historical and contemporary Ibsen criticism and scholarship

Skills

  • Reading Ibsen's drama with nuanced understanding of forms and contexts
  • Identifying and explaining socio-political, ethical, and psychological themes in Ibsen's texts
  • Recognizing and explaining features of Ibsen criticism and scholarship
  • Producing well-researched scholarly work integrating primary materials and secondary scholarship

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SCANDST 422 · Spring 2027

The Drama of Henrik Ibsen

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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