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Exploring Renaissance Sensibilities in the Plays of Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare and John Webster

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ABOUT THE COURSE:This course explores Renaissance sensibilities through the major English dramatists Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, and John Webster. It examines how humanism, ambition, power, morality, and knowledge shape Renaissance drama. Through close readings of Doctor Faustus, Macbeth, Hamlet, The Tempest, and The Duchess of Malfi. The course will explore multiple dimensions related to the age of renaissance and its reflection in the plays of the dramatists. The course situates these texts within the historical, philosophical, and theoretical contexts of the Renaissance. Overall, it highlights the transition from medieval worldviews to modern individualism in English drama. The learners will be benefitted to have exposure to the age of Renaissance and the significant changes brought by it in the human world .
INTENDED AUDIENCE:UG & PG
PREREQUISITES: 12th Passed

INDUSTRY SUPPORT:Theatre

Taught by

Prof. Indrajeet Mishra, Dr. Aradhana Singh

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