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Sep 27, 2024
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THEA 2330 - Shakespeare in History
The plays of William Shakespeare are examined, as they emerged from the cultural context which shaped his world and the forms of theatre available to his audience. Involves textual analysis and other types of critical scrutiny across various forms of communication-oral, written, and theatrically embodied-both as individuals and as a group working collaboratively, as they explore the political, social, religious, philosophical, and aesthetic currents which stamped the plays. In addition to examining Shakespeare’s work, students read representative examples by his contemporaries so as to further contextualize the material, and study the particular technologies of the Renaissance theatre so as to better understand how the plays may have been originally staged. The thrust of the course is that in uncovering what Shakespeare was, students start to construct notions of what he may yet become. Involves the writing of several short essays.
Credit Hours: (3) (W)
Prerequisite(s): THEA 1300
General Education Requirement(s) Satisfied: Writing in the Disciplines (W)
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2020, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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