Spring 2025 English UN2703 section 001

Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama

Restoration & 18th Cent D

Call Number 17243
Day & Time
Location
TR 2:40pm-3:55pm
326 Uris Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Jenny M Davidson
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

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.

Web Site Vergil
Department English and Comparative Literature
Enrollment 61 students (64 max) as of 5:06PM Saturday, April 5, 2025
Subject English
Number UN2703
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Global Programs, General Studies
Section key 20251ENGL2703W001