TH 215 - World Drama in Its Context I

Institution:

Emerson College

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Description:

A survey of theater and drama from the Greeks through the Restoration, with a focus on the major periods of Western theater and dramatic literature: the Greeks, Roman theater and drama, Medieval theater, Elizabethan drama, and Italian Commedia Dell'arte, Spanish Golden Age, French, and English Neo-Classicism. In addition, a survey of Eastern classical theater and drama with a particular emphasis on the Sanskrit theater, the Chinese drama and the Peking Opera, and the classical theater of Japan, including Kabuki, No, and the puppet theater. There will be selected readings of plays in their historical context with particular attention paid to theatrical styles of plays and production. (Fall semester)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.emerson.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 824-8500

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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