THEA 240 - Ancient & Classical Theatre

This course is the first in the theatre criticism/dramatic literature sequence (240, 340, and 342). Students taking this course attain a breadth and depth of foundational knowledge of world theatre/ dramatic literature and cultures by examining various styles and traditions of performers, playhouses, plays, and playwrights to1800. Focus is placed on reading and analyzing plays and attaining insight into the thinking and theatre conventions of times and places at a greater distance from our own including: Classical Greek and Roman, Asian, Indonesian, Medieval, Italian Renaissance, Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline, Spanish, French Neo-classic, Restoration and Enlightenment.

Credits: 4
Suffix: AH1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)