[The picture above is from a 2012 production of A Doll House.]
Good afternoon :)
It's wonderful to meet everyone, and I am looking forward to our exploration of literature this semester. I hope that you will enjoy it as well.
Although I do hope that you will be able to buy (or rent) your book, we will not have a reading specifically for Thursday. You may choose to start A Doll House, if you like. If you don't have your book yet, here are links to online versions of this play:
In addition, I've changed the settings at my blog for EN 190/190HM, so here is a link for you:
Next these are the links to the videos we saw:
I am trying to find a modern dress version--and here is one!
Finally, here are a few questions for your journal:
-- What comes to your mind when you think of literature?
-- Have you ever been to a play or musical? If so, what was it like?
-- Compare/contrast a play and a movie.
-- What jumped out at you as you watched the movie version of A Doll House? Or the videos of the theater versions?
-- If you had a chance to read A Doll House, how did the DVD help you understand it better? How did reading the play help you to understand it better?
-- Should A Doll House be done in modern dress or in more historically accurate dress? Why?
-- Discuss Nora and Torvald's marriage as Claire Bloom and the young Anthony Hopkins enact it.
I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing what you have to say!
Dr. Szlyk
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