ENG 524 - Restoration & Eighteenth-Century Drama

Institution:

University of Rochester

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With the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the Puritan ban on dramatic representation was lifted, and British theatre returned with a vengeance: women appeared on stage for the first time; dramatic dialogue reached new heights of shocking innuendo; comedy crowned the libertine rake as its new hero. But this sexual liberation was paired with an equally bold movement toward generic and social experimentation: dramatists pushed the limits of traditional forms; they examined the relationship between verbal wit and social power; they took up issues surrounding gender, marriage, and the new “middle class.” Authors incl: Wycherley, Etherege, Behn, Congreve, Steele, Fielding, Gay, Goldsmith, & Sheridan. Critical texts will explore (in addition to the above-cited topics) questions of performance and spectacle, the rise of celebrity culture, and the alleged “shift” at mid-century from drama to novel.

Credits:

5.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rochester.edu

Phone Number:

(888) 822-2256

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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