JWST 277 - Modern Hebrew Literature and Drama

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Theater, English, Middle East and North Africa Minor
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
We will engage classical and contemporary Hebrew texts by interpretation, staging dialogs, and writing scholarly assignments. Students will gain familiarity with the cultural and historic background of twentieth century Hebrew literature and drama and will be introduced to some of its key writers. The course includes works by S.Y. Agnon, Devorah Bar On, Leah Goldberg, Hanoch Levin, Aharon Appelfeld, Yehoshua Sobol, Amos Oz, as well as Sayyed Kishua, Etgar Keret, Edna Mazia and Orly Castel-Bloom.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: A. Ofengenden