ENGL 273 Genre Studies: Renaissance Drama

Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition area of the core with a grade of C- or above. We consider plays written by contemporaries of Shakespeare and his heirs. We will study dramatic traditions (such as revenge tragedy and social comedy) and theatrical contexts in the light of Elizabethan and Jacobean culture. The playwrights include Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, and John Webster. (H1,G)