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Kurt Schreyer

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Kurt Schreyer

  • Associate Professor, English, Department of
  • Media Contact - Shakespeare, Early English Drama, Stagecraft, Renaissance, Discourse Analysis, Literary Criticism, Content analysis, Comparative Studies, Languages: English, German, Italian, Latin, French, Early Modern Literature, Medieval Drama, Medieval Culture, Renaissance Art, Reformation Theology, UMSL Experts (News and Media Relations)

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About

Kurt Schreyer teaches courses on Shakespeare and early English drama. His interests extend to a wide variety of genres and texts across the traditional medieval/Renaissance disciplinary divide, from Chaucer to Milton, and from epic and romance to devotional lyric. In his teaching, he tries to foster students' curiosity by "making the Renaissance strange" rather than familiar or relevant—underscoring the historical, cultural, and linguistic differences between pre-modern England and our own society. His book, Shakespeare’s Medieval Craft: Remnants of the Mysteries on the London Stage, published by Cornell University Press, demonstrates the central importance of stage properties, technologies, and theatrical practices from pre-Reformation religious drama to Shakespeare’s stagecraft.

Education/Academic qualification

English, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

… → 2007

English & American Literature, MA, University of Notre Dame

… → 2001

Chemistry, BS, University of Notre Dame

… → 1992

German, BS, University of Notre Dame

… → 1992

Research Interests

  • Shakespeare
  • Early English Drama
  • Stagecraft
  • Renaissance
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Literary Criticism
  • Content analysis
  • Comparative Studies
  • Languages: English, German, Italian, Latin, French
  • Early Modern Literature
  • Medieval Drama
  • Medieval Culture
  • Renaissance Art
  • Reformation Theology

Disciplines

  • English Language and Literature
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