Oh, the drama! According to Plato, poetry is a false representation of reality and, to him, poetry included drama. The Puritans also despised theater, a topic the informational video explores. The narrator describes the controversial...

Believe it or not, German theater did not become established until years after theater in other European countries. A video describes the history of German theater starting in the late seventeenth century. After a discussion, viewers...

In the Middle Ages, theater left the church of moved outside to a secular stage. An interesting video describes the transition from pulpit to public venue, discussing common plot lines and other aspects of medieval drama. Animated...

A video, number 44 on the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist, covers the work of Bertolt Brecht, who believed theater should be more than an escape from reality. Content covers a range of Brecht's styles and includes a summary of...

While white literary critics praised her work, the black literary establishment trashed Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. See what other writers have to say about the novel in a short video from the PBS Masters series.

"Sweet Speech," the vernacular of southern blacks that Zora Neale Hurston captures in her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is the subject of a resource from the PBS American Masters series. An anthropologist, Hurston drew on her...

Wigs, masks, demons, and Buddhism—what's not to love? All of these elements play a role in Japanese theater during the Middle Ages, a topic the informational video covers in depth. An engaging host shares an exhaustive overview of the...

Kabuki and Bunraku may sound like new age exercise routines, but they're actually types of Japanese theater. An informational video describes the history of theater in Japan during the nineteenth century. The resource includes a...

Sometimes it's impossible to keep up with the Joneses. Scholars watch video 48 in the Crash Course Theater and Drama series that describes poor theater, which takes out the typical lights, costume, and sets that rich theater includes....

Using an informative video about French theater and drama, scholars learn about the idea of realism in the theater before taking a look at naturalism. Viewers hear about writing styles from Victor Hugo in his works Cromwell and Hernani,...

When delving into such writings as "I Too Sing America" or "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by poet, novelist, and playwright Langston Hughes, don't forget to provide this important historical background information on the Harlem...

This is the Renaissance Art overview video [10:26] for TICE ART 1010, a video from the Utah System of Higher Education.

In this video viewers watch as Kentucky students perform the Maltese Bransle, a country dance that was popular in the royal courts of France and England during the Renaissance.

This video explains the purpose and structure of the Maltese Bransle, a country dance that was popular in the courts of England and France during the Renaissance.

In this video viewers watch as Kentucky students dance the Pavane, a processional dance from the Renaissance.

After a brief introduction to Renaissance music and the composer, key characteristics of Renaissance music is discussed.

In this video, instructor Jennifer Rose teaches a group of fifth-grade students a Renaissance dance, Upon a Summer's Day, from John Playford's book The English Dancing Master. Included are teaching tips and additional background...

Actor Kevin Hardesty performs the famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy from Act III, Scene I of the Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet.

This video explains the purpose and form of the Pavane, an Elizabethan processional dance.

Smarthistory presents a video discussion on Albrecht Durer's painting, The Four Apostles. [5:52]

Online audio guide that serves as a great resource for providing better understanding of the High Renaissance period. Listen to an in-depth discussion by two art critics of Michelangelo's 'Last Judgment' which is an example of...

This lesson will explore the art of the early Northern Renaissance. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Early Northern Renaissance Art."

Online audio guide that serves as a great resource for providing a better understanding of art history. Listen to an in-depth discussion by two art critics of Raphael's 'School of Athens' which is an example of High Renaissance art. [12:29]

An overview of the religious ideals of the Reformation and the response of the Catholic Church to the changes sought by the leaders of the Reformation.