DRAMA 371 A: Theatre History I

This course, the first in a three quarter sequence, is designed to explore European theatre and theatre culture from ancient Greece and Rome (circa 500 BCE- 200 CE), through the theatre practice of the Middle Ages, and the emergence  of the first professional theatre in Elizabethan England and Spain in the Golden Age.  It's a long sweep and the intention of one of introduction and exposure. To this end, we will reading representative plays of each period, discussing the history, politics, performance, and the large and enduring legacy of the various traditions.