Spring 2027

Stage and Page in the Long Eighteenth Century

Examines English drama from the Restoration through the eighteenth century, reading plays and theatrical publications to understand performance contexts and social changes.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Aparna Dharwadker3.1/5

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Andrea Poulos

One student rated the difficulty as moderate, noting the instructor was very wise and helpful, particularly given the practical nature of the course.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and critique key themes in English drama during the long eighteenth century.

  • Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance.

  • Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis.

  • Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

↗
average GPA
letter grades
A
AB
B
BC
C
D
F

All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors

Prerequisites

Course map

Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ENGL 335

This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.

Prerequisite text tree
  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027
Adjusted rating
RMP difficulty
captured reviews
About this rating

Raw average: 2.85/5 from 34 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.63 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

APARNA DHARWADKER is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

Schedule loads here as you scroll.

SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

Meeting source records
Download part 1

Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Andrea Poulos

A past student described a historical instructor as all business with a great sense of humor, making her easy to talk to and very helpful in this practical class.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.63 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Andrea Poulos

One student rated the difficulty as moderate, noting the instructor was very wise and helpful, particularly given the practical nature of the course.

Past student reviews · Andrea Poulos

A former student found the historical instructor to be a positive experience, praising her business-like approach combined with frequent laughter and accessibility.

Topics

  • The closure and reopening of public theaters in London and the shift in theatrical content.
  • The introduction of women acting on London stages and the evolution of roles for female performers.
  • The emergence of female playwrights writing for financial profit.
  • Analysis of plays, theatrical entertainments, and surrounding publications from the Restoration and eighteenth century.

Skills

  • Identify and critique key themes in English drama during the long eighteenth century.
  • Apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance.
  • Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis.
  • Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

A
AB
B
BC
C
D
F

Grades over time

Through Spring 2025

More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data

Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.

Download part 1
Selected offering source records
ENGL 335 · Spring 2027

Stage and Page in the Long Eighteenth Century

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
[
  {
    "run_id": "20261014T203208-0851c9a1",
    "semester": "1274",
    "observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00",
    "offering_id": "1274:352:003831",
    "course_id": "ENGL 335",
    "course_uid": "course_facc028682f1e291071db656",
    "term_id": "1274",
    "source_course_id": "003831",
    "source_subject_id": "352",
    "title": "Stage and Page in the Long Eighteenth Century",
    "credits_min": 3,
    "credits_max": 3,
    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
  }
]
Rate My Professors

Student reviews

Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.

Read original reviews
Download part 1
Madgrades

Grade history

Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.

Explore recorded grades
Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

View the dataset on Hugging Face
Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
Download part 1
Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

Download part 1
Model & dataset provenance 
{
  "model": "Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B",
  "model_revision": "1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0",
  "task_version": "17",
  "output_id": "4864e402daa2e2c5fef3297f4cf5c67b8ca04d7f9af2c00de8cf490318bfb9d0",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "fc1811fa52e581ea57a35c0cf3343f8740a8ffbf",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00"
}