Early Modern Play of Gender

3 credits

The course examines the ways in which early modern English drama interrogates gender categories, particularly through its practice of casting boys in women's roles. We study how the one-sex model in early modern England relates to cross-dressing, as well as queer performances and criticism, in five or six selected plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. ***Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and either ENGL 110 or completion of 48 credit hours.***