ENGLISH 213

Age of Shakespeare: Tragedy

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: 15.0 points

Prerequisites

Any 30 points at Stage I in English

Restrictions

ENGLISH 353