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123211 VO Literatures in English (2015W)

William Shakespeare's Drama

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 08.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 15.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 22.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 29.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 05.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 12.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 19.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 26.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 03.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 10.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 17.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 07.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 14.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Thursday 21.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content:
- The basic concepts of the theory of drama, Aristotle’s views on drama and an overview of the various theoretical approaches to Shakespeare’s plays, particularly in the second half of the 20th century, including the most recent trends in contemporary Shakespeare criticism.
- The life and works of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries, the Elizabethan and Jacobean period.
- A detailed analysis of his major tragedies (Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet) and the different possibilities of their staging and film adaptations.
- Shakespeare on stage and screen. Shakespeare’s immense international influence and his place in the English literary canon.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active class participation, presence at film screenings; written final exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Aims and competences gained:
Students will gain the ability
- to independently analyze the various dramatic techniques.
- to learn the typology of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama within the wider framework of European Renaissance drama.
- to identify the characteristics of Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatic texts, theatre and staging.
- to acquire the knowledge about the development of various types of critical approaches to the plays of William Shakespeare.
- to reflect on the various kinds of interpretive approaches to Shakespeare's plays in relation to the specific cultural environment and their placement in the appropriate socio-political context.
- to analyze individual contemporary film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays in comparison with the original texts.

Examination topics

Lecture, e-learning platform for information

Reading list

A selection of Shakespeare's plays will be discussed, some reference study material will be made available to students on the e-learning platform.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, ME 812, MA 812 (2); MA 844; UF MA 046
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-321, ME1, MA(2) M3; MA1; UF MA 1B, 4A
Lehrinhalt: 12-0404

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