English Drama 1660-1800

3 credits · Undergraduate

A survey of plays produced during the Restoration and eighteenth century. Concentrating on the London scene from the first appearance of actresses on the stage to the burning of the Haymarket theatre in 1789, this course introduces students to the period’s various dramatic forms, the literary influences and controversies, and the many women and men who penned for the stage. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1000X/Y.06; or any two of ENGL 1010.03, ENGL 1020.03, ENGL 1040.03, or THEA 1000X/Y.06 or PERF 1000.03 and PERF 1002.03; or the King's Foundation Year Program CROSSLISTED: ENGL 3020.03 EXCLUSIONS: ENGL 3225.06 FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion