ENLT 369 - (CL) Playing God: Theatrical Presentations of Divinity

3 cr.

Theatrical Presentations of Divinity Playwrights from Aeschylus to Tony Kushner have attempted to stage the divine in various ways. This course will explore the cultural contexts for these plays and the always complicated relationship between organized religion and the stage. The reading list will include representative works from antiquity to the present day.