Modern Drama: A Free Online Course
Course Code: ELL 306
Course Description: Modern day dramatic performances, live as well as those treated in
different mediums of film and television, owe a lot to the genre of drama
of antiquity. Building upon the prior knowledge of the key elements of the
literary terms and techniques of drama learnt by students in the course of
Classical Drama, this course will present some modern plays of the late
nineteenth and twentieth century which have influenced the development
of English drama. (Though the knowledge of literary terms acquired in
Classical Drama will be of great help, yet this course can be studied as
an entirely independent module). The dramas suggested for this course
lend a considerable amount of variety to different forms of tragedy and
comedy. The course is designed to impart, discuss, evaluate, and above
all enjoy the spirit of modern drama. The socio-cultural aspects of society
reflected in the drama of the selected age will also be highlighted along
with its signif…