ENGLISH 213
Age of Shakespeare: Tragedy
Please note: this is archived course information from 2012 for ENGLISH 213.
Description
An introduction to the golden age of English theatre, involving detailed study of a selection of tragedies by Shakespeare and several of his most brilliant contemporaries. The course is intended to help students respond with pleasure to the plays as theatrical as well as literary artefacts. It is paired with ENGLISH 265/310 (Shakespeare: Comedies and Tragicomedies). Though it can be taken on its own, students who take both will find them mutually enriching. ENGLISH 210 (Age of Shakespeare: Poetry) is also recommended. The course can also be taken as part of a major or minor in DRAMA.
Availability 2012
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Professor Tom Bishop
Reading/Texts
Anon., Arden of Faversham, ed. Martin White (New Mermaids); Marlowe, The Jew of Malta, ed. David Bevington (Revels); Shakespeare, Hamlet, ed. G.R. Hibbard (Oxford); Middleton, The Revenger's Tragedy, ed. Brian Gibbons (New Mermaids); Shakespeare, Othello, ed. Michael Neill (Oxford); Shakespeare, King Lear, ed. R. A. Foakes (Arden); Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra, ed. Michael Neill (Oxford); Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, ed. Brian Gibbons (New Mermaids); Middleton and Rowley, The Changeling, ed. Michael Neill (New Mermaids).
Recommended Reading
Andrew McRae, Renaissance Drama (Arnold); Andrew Gurr, The Shakespearean Stage, 4th ed. (Cambridge). Adrian Poole, Tragedy: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford).
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
ENGLISH 213: 15 points
Prerequisites
Any 30 points at Stage I in English
Restrictions
ENGLISH 353