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Newburgh, New York
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THR 4520
COMEDY OF SHAKESPEARE, SHERIDAN & SHAW
This course examines diverse theories of comedy as set forth in such works as Meredith's Essay on COmedy and Henri Bergson's On Laughter. Students will read and study representative English comedies by Shakespeare, Sheridan, and Shaw and also see selected plays by some of these authors and other British dramatist to apply theory to representations of the genre.
Units: 3.0
Prerequisites:
ENG 1010 - COLLEGE WRITING
and
ENG 1020 - FORMS OF LITERATURE
or
ENG 1040 - Introduction to Literary Analysis