Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)
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Music, visual art and literature abounded in Elizabethan and Jacobean culture. At the court and beyond it, the three arts shared important purposes, as patrons, scholars and artisans used them to win friends and influence people. Not acting alone, however, the arts were heavily interlinked. Many cultural phenomena, including court entertainments, civic processions and religious ceremonies, combined the arts to create a lasting impression. Meanwhile, poets, painters and musicians frequently referred to each other in their works. We’ll consider the fascinating relationship between the different crafts in the visually and aurally rich world of Shakespeare’s England. This is a 10 session course and must be taken with W110Pm03 in week 1.
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