THEA 252 - Foundations of Theater

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU

A lecture course tracing the links between theater and ritual performance from the earliest human civilizations through Elizabethan England. We will focus on theatrical texts, performances spaces, and theoretical treatises from various world cultures. European, Egyptian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Hopi, and Mayan performances will be studied in relation to the social and intellectual history of each major era and culture.

Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: J. Dorwart

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature