Courses

Plays and other theatrical experiences in England from 1660-1780, with attention to a wide range of social, cultural and formal questions. We will discuss performance history and theories of acting as well as politics, sex, Shakespeare adaptation, the presentation of self and a number of other topics that remain relevant today. Students with a practical interest in theater are encouraged to enroll, and no prior background in theater or in eighteenth-century literature and culture is expected or required.