Sep 20, 2026  
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

ENG 209 Dramatic Literature I

Credits: (3)
A study of the early development of dramatic literature and its social relationships. First semester covers major contributions from Aeschylus to Ibsen. Prerequisite(s): ENG 103  and ENG 104 .

Designation(s): Liberal Arts

Learning Outcomes
  1. Make and defend judgments about dramatic literature from its beginnings in Greece to the birth of modern drama near the end of the nineteenth century
  2. Critically analyze drama in writing
  3. Use literary terminology and /or theory correctly
  4. Identify, describe and analyze connections between dramatic literary texts and the aesthetic, social, political, and/or cultural history of the period in which they were produced