ENGL 307 - Drama in the Age of Shakespeare: Staging Domestic Violence

4 HU, CD, WR
Second Semester. Questioning how domestic violence is represented as a central element in a variety of plays during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, we study seven plays: Taming of the Shrew, A Woman Killed with Kindness, Arden of Feversham, The Changeling, The Duchess of Malfi, Othello, and ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore. Additional readings will include social and family history, literary criticism, contemporary theory regarding violence and performance. British, Pre-1700.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “For Introductory Courses to the Study of English”.
Enrollment Limit: 25.
Ms. Gorfain

Credits: 4 hours