ENGL 218

Fall 2016 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 22-Dec 7

Credit: 3 hours.

Representative readings of Shakespeare's drama and poetry in the context of his age, with emphasis on major plays; selections vary from section to section. Does not fulfill Shakespeare requirement for the English major.

Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition I requirement.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts
ENGL 218 class schedule data for fall 2016
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
32300
Lecture-Discussion
E
1:00PM -1:50PM
MWF
Psychology Building
Newcomb, J
Sutor, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/22/16-12/07/16
Degree Notes:
Literature and the Arts course.
Section Info:
Representative readings of Shakespeare's drama and poetry in the context of his age, with emphasis on major plays; selections vary from section to section. Does not fulfill Shakespeare requirement for the English major.
32301
Lecture-Discussion
M
9:30AM -10:45AM
TR
English Building
Perry, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/22/16-12/07/16
Degree Notes:
Literature and the Arts course.
Section Info:
This course will examine a selection of well-known Shakespearean plays in different genres. One goal of the class will be to put students in position to understand just why Shakespeare’s plays have so often been considered the high-water mark of English literature. To that end, we will focus primarily upon plays that are among the better-known items in the canon. Another goal, however, will be to think about how these plays would have been understood in their own era: how some of their urgent thematic concerns are maybe unfamiliar to us, in other words, and how they might have worked as performance texts within the energetic, experimental theater culture(s) of early modern London. Class sessions will be discussion-based, and there will be short, analytical papers assigned as well as quizzes and exams designed to encourage and test knowledge of the assigned primary texts.
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