HUM E43 - From Yiddish to British

Course Description

From Yiddish to British: The Theatre of Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard, and the Jewish Intersections Harold Pinter (2005 Nobel Prize Laureate) and Tom Stoppard, two of the world’s finest playwrights from the British stage, both came from immigrant Jewish heritage. We will look at their direct Jewish themes, connections, and inflections, as well as their aesthetic to see how their Jewishness uniquely influenced their theatre. Works to be included will be Pinter’s The Birthday Party, The Homecoming; and Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Travesties, and Leopoldstadt. Taught by David Y. Chack, longtime Oakton Emeritus instructor and professor at DePaul University.