Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of Kent
Course Title:
Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama
Course Number:
ENGL6940
Course Description:
The drama of early modern England broke new literary and dramatic ground. This module will focus on key plays across the period. It will explore the development of dramatic writing, the status of playing companies within the London theatres, drama's links to court entertainment and its relationship to the provinces. Dramatic and literary form will be a central preoccupation alongside issues of characterisation, culture, politics, and gender. Shakespeare’s work will be put into context in relation to the plays of his contemporary dramatists as well as the various cultural, historical and material circumstances that influenced the composition, performance and publication of drama in early modern England.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
THR 352
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