THE 300 - Topics In The Literature Of The Theatre
Department: Theatre
Description: Examination of dramatic literature, possibly including dramatic criticism and performance theory. Course content will vary. Multiple enrollments are allowed with different content; maximum of 6 hours.
Credit Hours: 3
Current Offerings
Spring 2026
- 003 - Lecture (In Person): M W 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Bruce Burningham 3.00 hour(s)
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 216 (STV 216)
Instructor: Bruce Burningham
Class Notes: The Spanish Comedia: Theatrical Culture in Early Modern Spain and Latin America This course will trace the rise and diffusion of the Spanish comedia as a unique theatrical form in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain and Latin America. Beginning with an overview of medieval theatre and performance on the Iberian Peninsula and ending with a discussion of the colonial hybridity inherent in a play like the Peruvian (Quechua) Apu Ollantay, this course will focus on an exploration of what arguably became the most important cultural form of the Spanish Golden Age, and will involve the intersection of literature, theatre, spectacle, and performance.
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.