This course introduces theories of comedy and explores Shakespeare's development as a comic dramatist as students read the festive and romantic comedies; comparing his early efforts with his mature plays. It also examines Shakespeare's dramatization of English and Roman history; the genre of the history play; and the playwright's adaptation of history to the comic and tragic modes.
ENGL 411: Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories
Department
Degree Attributes
CoB: Humanities,
SoAD: Humanities-'Other'