2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

ENGL 309 Theatre History and Literature I

This course is a survey of the history of theatre from the ancient Greeks to the 18th century. It includes a study of representative plays of various types, historical periods and geographical regions. Emphasis will be on analysis of the plays as well as their production potential. The source will examine theatre as an art that both reflects and influences social and cultural life.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

COMM 309

Prerequisite

ENGL 201 or ENGL 243

Offered

Spring of even calendar years

Notes

Meets the general education creative and performing arts requirement.  Does not fulfill a humanities/literature requirement.