A study of the drama of the English Renaissance including the literary, cultural and historical contexts in which the plays were produced. The theatrical performance of transgression is emphasized, as well as the marvellous, subversive and disruptive activities of supernatural figures. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: AP/EN 4530 6.00 (Renaissance Theatre) was AS/EN 4184 6.00 (The Renaissance Theatre of Transgression)