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IGNOU MEG-17 Code Details
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University
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
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Title
American Drama
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Language(s)
English
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Code
MEG-17
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Subject
English
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Degree(s)
MA
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Course
Optional Courses
IGNOU MEG-17 English Topics Covered
Block 1 - American Drama: An Introduction
- Unit 1 - The Beginning of American Drama
- Unit 2 - Influences
- Unit 3 - Emergence of forms in American Drama
Block 2 - Musicals and Farce
- Unit 1 - What is a Musical?
- Unit 2 - Key Elements of Musical
- Unit 3 - The Necessity of Musicals
- Unit 4 - Royall Tyler’s The Contrast As A Farce
- Unit 5 - What is a Farce?
- Unit 6 - William Dean Howells’ Self-Sacrifice As A Farce
Block 3 - Naturalism/ Realism
- Unit 1 - Naturalism/Realism: The Concept
- Unit 2 - Lorraine Hansberry‘s A Raisin in the Sun As A Realist Play
- Unit 3 - Lorraine Hansberry‘s A Raisin in the Sun As A Marxist Play
Block 4 - The Twentieth Century Poetic Drama
- Unit 1 - Origin of Poetic Drama in the Early Twentieth Century
- Unit 2 - T.S.Eliot’s Contribution to Poetic Drama
- Unit 3 - T.S. Eliot’s A Family Reunion as a Poetic Drama
- Unit 4 - Modernism in T.S. Eliot’s A Family Reunion (Ms. Pritha Banerjee)
Block 5 - Absurd Drama
- Unit 1 - The Idea of the Absurd Drama
- Unit 2 - Absurd Drama: Technique
- Unit 3 - Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf: Contextualizing the Text
- Unit 4 - Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf as an Absurd drama
Block 6 - Expressionism
- Unit 1 - Expressionism: The Concept
- Unit 2 - The Technique of Expressionism
- Unit 3 - Eugene O Neill’s The Emperor Jones as an Exposition of Expressionism
- Unit 4 - Eugene O Neill as a Pioneer of Psycho`logical Drama
Block 7 - Avant Gardism
- Unit 1 - The Idea of Avant Garde
- Unit 2 - Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie as an Avant Garde Play
- Unit 3 - Theme of Social Protest in Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menageri
IGNOU MEG-17 (July 2024 - January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Had it not been for the Puritans, the approach of the world to American Drama would have been different – discuss.
2. Discuss the American identity and social issues that influenced American drama.
3. Attempt a critical note on ‘Musical’ and ‘Farce’ as important forms of American Drama.
4. Discuss William Dean Howell’s ‘Self Sacrifice’ as a Farce.
5. Discuss ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ as a Marxist play.
6. Discuss Absurd Theatre in American literature. Give some examples from your syllabus.
IGNOU MEG-17 (July 2023 - January 2024) Assignment Questions
1. Had it not been for Puritans, American Drama would have been different – discuss.
2. What do you understand by Experimental Theatre?
3. Attempt a critical note on ‘Musical’ and ‘Farce’ as forms of American Drama.
4. Discuss William Dean Howell’s ‘Self Sacrifice’ as a Farce.
5. Discuss ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ as a Marxist play.
6. What is Absurd Theatre? Elucidate with some example.
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