ENGL 224
Spring 2011
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01
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 242, THEA 224 |
This course will examine early English drama in its many forms, from the civic mystery cycles of the 15th century to the morality play Everyman to Tudor plays famously indebted to the conventions of medieval theater, such as Marlowe's Doctor Faustus (1592). 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. 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. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing
Students will improve their writing skills by producing two substantial papers and many shorter assignments in this class.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Literature)(MDST-MN)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli)(THEA) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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,
EVERYMAN
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:
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. |
| Instructor(s): Nisse,Ruth Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK404; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: 0 |
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