SP 231 - Performance of Literature

Credits: 3
Class hours: 3 lecture
Description: This course introduces the student to the study of literature through performance. The student participates in individual and group presentations of poetry, prose, and drama. The process involved in preparation of a literary piece of performance leads to exploration and discoveries of multiple aesthetic dimensions of literature. Development of speech performance skills, written analysis of literature to be performed, and experience in critiquing presentations are areas stressed in the course.