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ENGL 424

MEDIEVAL DRAMA

3 credits.

Dramatic traditions of medieval England, from early church rituals performed inside quiet monasteries in the tenth century to the elaborate and often raucous urban guild cycles and morality plays of the fifteenth, and with special attention to the significance of spirituality, work, and play in medieval culture.

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Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique the historical and critical issues surrounding the writing and performing of plays in medieval England. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique the historical and critical issues surrounding the writing and performing of plays in medieval England. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate

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