ENG 339 Revenge and Restoration Drama

Seventeenth-century drama reflects one of the more tumultuous eras in British history-a king beheaded, public theaters closed, a bloody civil war, and the restoration of the monarchy. During this period, symmetrical forms replaced mixed genres, women supplanted boys on stage, and comedy trumped tragedy. Students read Jacobean revenge tragedies and some Restoration comedies to explore how issues of class, gender, and politics played themselves out during this era. [H, W]

Prerequisite

ENG 205 or permission of the instructor

Instructor

Staff