ENG 208 - Renaissance Drama

Institution:

West Virginia Northern Community College

Subject:

English

Description:

This course is an introduction to English Renaissance drama excluding Shakespeare. Students will read and analyze selected comedies, histories, and tragedies by Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, John Webster, John Ford, and other Elizabethan/Jacobean playwrights. Topics for consideration will include dramatic theory: sources, techniques, and themes; critical approaches to Renaissance drama studies; analyses of performances; the life and times of various Elizabethan/Jacobean playwrights, and the intellectural, philosophical, and historical background of the period.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wvncc.edu/

Phone Number:

(304) 233-5900

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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