English and Creative Writing 330F - The Ways of the World: Comedy and Tragedy, 1580-1780

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Hamilton College

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Study of tragedies and comedies from before and after the 1660 restoration of the monarchy, when women began performing in and writing for the professional theater in London. Attention to changes in plot incident and characterization arising from the presence of women on stage, as well as the effects of changes in performance spaces and audience expectations. Plays include Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra (c. 1606), Dryden's version of the same story in All for Love (1677), and comedies by Shakespeare, Middleton, Jonson, Behn, Wycherly, Congreve and H. Cowley. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level course in literature. Maximum enrollment, 20. Strout.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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