Themes in British literature . English literature and the Jews. It explores how representations of Jews in medieval through modern English literature shape notions of Englishness. Problems in theatre history, I . The course explores issues in representative Greek, Roman, Medieval, and English Renaissance drama, with special attention to conditions of performance and the relationship of dramatic form to theatrical and social conditions.
Class size is limited and is by permission of the instructor.
Themes in British literature . Explores Shakespeare's early histories, comedies, tragedies and poems with a strong emphasis on how the social, political, economic, and theatrical conditions of early modern England shaped Shakespeare's work. Tudor-Stuart drama . The aim of the seminar is to situate the theatrical productions of this year within the broader concerns facing Londoners in 1599.