ENGL 140E

Restoration Comedy

In-depth examination of the drama of late 17th century England, a drama which revolutionized the British theater and whose influence is still very much with us. It includes the study of the age itself, the social and political issues of the time as well as its art, specifically its comedies of manners, which it examines in their historical context as immediate descendants of Jacobean drama and progenitors of the Sentimental comedy of the 18th century.

Units: 3.0