ENGL 418

Spring 2013 All Classes

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Shakespeare

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Survey of the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Reading assignments will reflect the generic diversity and historical breadth of Shakespeare's work.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 418 class schedule data for spring 2013
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
54465	Lecture-Discussion	1G	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	259 English Building	Lindsey, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: English 418 is a survey of the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Reading assignments will reflect the generic diversity and historical breadth of Shakespeare?s work. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
54464	Lecture-Discussion	1U	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	259 English Building	Lindsey, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: English 418 is a survey of the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Reading assignments will reflect the generic diversity and historical breadth of Shakespeare?s work. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
54469	Lecture-Discussion	2G	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	108 English Building	Kay, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: We will look at eight plays, starting with A Midsummer Night?s Dream, Much Ado about Nothing, Henry the Fourth, Part One, and Twelfth Night. After the mid-term exam we?ll consider Othello (the tragic counterpart to Much Ado), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare?s great Roman history), and King Lear, a tragic treatment of the theme of folly found in Twelfth Night. We will conclude with The Winter?s Tale, a late romance in which jealous passion like that in Othello results in reconciliation and forgiveness. We?ll talk together about the nature of Shakespeare?s poetic language, characterization, and plotting; about the way his dramatic artistry is influenced by the conditions of the Elizabethan stage; about his conceptions of gender and social roles; and about many of his recurring themes. Class sessions will include video excerpts chosen to illustrate the plays? dramatic interest and power. Course work will include the mid-term and final exams, two papers of 6-7 pages apiece, and quizzes or in-class writing on the daily readings. Texts will be the newly revised Signet Shakespeare editions of the plays. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
54468	Lecture-Discussion	2U	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	108 English Building	Kay, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: We will look at eight plays, starting with A Midsummer Night?s Dream, Much Ado about Nothing, Henry the Fourth, Part One, and Twelfth Night. After the mid-term exam we?ll consider Othello (the tragic counterpart to Much Ado), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare?s great Roman history), and King Lear, a tragic treatment of the theme of folly found in Twelfth Night. We will conclude with The Winter?s Tale, a late romance in which jealous passion like that in Othello results in reconciliation and forgiveness. We?ll talk together about the nature of Shakespeare?s poetic language, characterization, and plotting; about the way his dramatic artistry is influenced by the conditions of the Elizabethan stage; about his conceptions of gender and social roles; and about many of his recurring themes. Class sessions will include video excerpts chosen to illustrate the plays? dramatic interest and power. Course work will include the mid-term and final exams, two papers of 6-7 pages apiece, and quizzes or in-class writing on the daily readings. Texts will be the newly revised Signet Shakespeare editions of the plays. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
54884	Lecture-Discussion	3G	11:00AM -11:50AM	MWF	108 English Building	Behrens, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: English 418 is a survey of the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Reading assignments will reflect the generic diversity and historical breadth of Shakespeare?s work. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
54883	Lecture-Discussion	3U	11:00AM -11:50AM	MWF	108 English Building	Behrens, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: English 418 is a survey of the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Reading assignments will reflect the generic diversity and historical breadth of Shakespeare?s work. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.