ENGL 224
Spring 2018 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 224, THEA 224 |
It was and still is revolutionary theater! This course will examine early English drama in its many forms, from the civic mystery cycles of the 15th century to the morality plays Mankind and Everyman. We will cover topics including the role of drama in defining communal identities, dramatic interpretations of gender, and the responses of drama to contemporary social and religious controversies. Most readings will be in modernized and annotated Middle English, so we will pay close attention to language. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Literature)(MDST-MN)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli)(THEA) |
Major Readings:
Selections from the mystery play cycles of York and Chester;
the Towneley Plays;
The East Anglian MARY PLAY;
THE DIGBY PLAY OF MARY MAGDLENE;
THE CROXTON PLAY OF THE SACRAMENT,
MANKIND
Chaucer, THE MILLER'S TALE;
A WYCLIFFITE TREATISE ON PLAYING MIRACLES; Marlowe, DR. FAUSTUS;
Shakespeare, PERICLES PRINCE OF TYRE
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 essays (5-6 pp.)
weekly response papers
participation in a theatrical performance |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Halfway through the course, students will break into performance groups and embark on a collective research and production project that will culminate in putting on a short medieval play.
This course fulfills the Literary History I requirement of the English major and contributes to the fulfillment of the British Literature and Theory and Literary Form concentrations. |
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