Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Stage V41.9412 - 4 points. Students read and attend a selection of Shakespearean and other Elizabethan-Jacobean plays that are in production in and around London. Attention is given both to the literary construct of Renaissance drama and the practical aspects of staging the works. V41.9133 - 4 points. This course is designed to introduce students to the range of 20th-century drama staged in the contemporary London theatre scene, studying a wide variety of British, American, and multicultural works currently playing.
Students analyze the history of the modern theatre in London.
Emphasis is placed on comparative interpretation of texts and the dramatic performances of the works. The Renaissance in England V41.9400 - Staff. Key works of English poetry and prose from More's Utopia at the beginning of the 16th century to Milton's Paradise Lost in the latter 17th century. Selections from Sidney, Donne, Shakespeare, Jonson, Bacon, and Marvell allow us to explore the English literary imagination in a crucial age of political, religious, and scientific upheaval. British Art and Architecture in London V43.9011 - 4 points.