ENG 352 - Medieval Drama

Institution:

University of Southern Maine

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Description:

This course will introduce the theater of the medieval world, which ranges from the liturgical, ritual drama of the church, to the morality plays- performed by traveling companies-and the mystery cycles, produced by civic and guild pride in the fifteenth century. Tudor plays of the early sixteenth century may also be read. Attention will be paid to the aesthetic and theological principles underlying the conjunction of farce and high seriousness in the plays, as well as to distinctly medieval techniques of staging and production. 3-year cycle, spring. Cr 3.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usm.maine.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 780-4141

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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