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Fall 2004
Instructor: Cajsa. C Baldini
Email: cajsa.baldini@asu.edu
Office Hours: M 10:00-11:30 , LL 545B
BlackBoard: http://myasucourses.asu.edu
August 22, 2004
- Introduction to the course, readings, course policies, assignments, grading.
- The basics of dramatic arts: Aristotle, Poetics. Complete text.
- Introduction to the origins of drama.
- Introduction to Early Republican Drama
- Robert Hunter, Androboros, a bographical [sic] farce in three acts, viz. The senate, The consistory, and The apotheosis (1714). Online, Library Electronic Reserve. You may need to log in with your ASURITE id. Read Act 1.
- Leder, Lawrence H. , “ Robert Hunter's Androboros”
Bulletin of the New York Public Library. 1964; 68: 153-190. Online reading (prefaced to above drama. Part of the same PDF file). Read entire article.
- Robert Hunter, Androboros , cont. Read Act 2 & 3.
- Introduction to American Romanticism
- James N. Barker, The Tragedy of Superstition (1826). Online text, and on Blackboard. Read Act I, and the Gould article (below).
- Gould, Philip. “ New England Witch-Hunting and the Politics of Reason in the Early Republic" 25 pages. Article also posted on BlackBoard under “Readings”
- Superstition , cont. Read Acts 2-4
- Superstition , cont. Read Act 5 (remainder of play).
- The concept of intertextuality
September 20
- Annotated bibliographies: guidelines
- Anna Cora Mowatt, Fashion; or, Life in New York , (1850). Online text:
Read: Dedication - Act II. - Keetley, Dawn, “The power of 'personation': Actress Anna Cora Mowatt and the literature of women's public Performance in Nineteenth Century America.” American Theater Quarterly , Sepember 1996, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p187, 13p.
- Anna Cora Mowatt, Fashion;, cont.
Read: Act III – Act V
- Eugene O'Neill, The Iceman Cometh (1946). Online on Blackboard. Read Act I, through p. 45.
- Quinn, James P. “ The Iceman Cometh : O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Adolescence” Journal of Popular Culture . Bowling Green , OH . 1972; 6:1, 171-77 . If you have difficulty accessing this article, please log onto MyASU and download it from the "Readings' section.
- The Iceman Cometh , cont. Read Act I (remainder, p. 45-90)+Act II (p. 90-151)
- The Iceman Cometh , cont. Read Acts III+IV.
- Arthur Miller, The Crucible (1953) . See Blackboard for details.
- Supplemental reading, TBA (minimum 15 pages)
October 11:
- Pre-Midterm review
October 13:
Student conferences in LL 545B 1:40-2:55 PM.
Class cancelled due to logistical problems related to the Presidential Debate.
October 18: Midterm Exam
October 20- The Crucible , cont. Read Act I & II.
October 25
- The Crucible , cont. Read Act III & IV.
- Updated deadline: Annotated bibliography assignment due. Download assignment guidelines here.
October 27
- Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
November 1
- A Streetcar Named Desire , cont.
- A Streetcar Named Desire , cont.
- Supplemental reading, TBA (minimum 15 pages)
- Student presentations
- Neil Simon, The Odd Couple (1968)
- Student presentations
- The Odd Couple , cont.
- Student presentations
- The Odd Couple , cont.
November 17:
- Student presentations
- Introduction/refresher on research papers
- Student presentations
- Student presentations
November 29:
- Student presentations
- Anna Deavere Smith, Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights , Brooklyn and Other Identities (1993)
- Student presentations
- Fires in the Mirror , cont.
- Final Paper due. Student presentations.
- Fires in the Mirror , cont.
NB! This syllabus is tentative and will be adjusted as the course progresses. Changes will be announced in class, by e-mail, and/or on Blackboard. It is the responsibility of the student to make note of these changes, and to regularly check Blackboard for course updates, and to have a functioning e-mail address.