ENG 467 - British Drama

Readings in the major British dramatists, such as Marlowe, Jonson, Middleton, Webster, Congreve, Sheridan, Wilde, Shaw, Synge, Beckett, and Stoppard. Focus on Renaissance tragedy, Restoration comedy, and modern absurdist drama with some attention to the historical/generic shifts from tragedy to melodrama and from comedy to farce and tragic farce.

Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Writing Intensive Requirements.

Prerequisites: 6 hours of literature or permission.

Credits: 3