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Introduction to Shakespeare
English 15, Fall 2011, Patricia Fumerton
Schedule T, Th 12:30-1:45 pm., Girvetz
1004, and R 5:00-7:50 Girv 1004 |
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| Lecture 1 (Sept 22 R) |
Introduction |
- Read S Barnet, "Shakespeare: An Overview," in
Signet.
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| Lecture 2 (Sept 27 T) |
The Taming of the Shrew:
The Many Faces of Shakespeare |
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| Lecture 3 (Sept 29 R) |
The Taming of the Shrew:
Old, New, and Native Comedy |
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5:00-7:50 |
Screening: Zeffirelli Taming (1967) |
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| Lecture 4 (Oct 4 T) |
The Taming of the Shrew:
The Taming? of the Shrew? |
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| Lecture 5 (Oct 6 R) |
TEST 1: Taming of the Shrew
Lecture: Richard II and The Order of Things |
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5:00-7:50 |
Screening: BBC Richard II (1981) |
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| Lecture 6 (Oct 11 T) |
Richard II:
The Test of Identity |
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| Lecture 7 (Oct 13 R) |
Richard II:
From Ceremony to Farce |
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5:00-7:50 |
Group Discussion on Paper Topics |
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| Lecture 8 (Oct 18 T) |
Richard II:
Engendering Show
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| Lecture 9 (Oct 20 R) |
TEST 2: Richard II
Class Assessment |
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5:00-7:50 |
Screening: Group Discussson on Analytical Film Review |
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| Lecture 10 (Oct 25 T) |
The Merchant of
Venice:
"My purse, my person:" Personal Value in
The Merchant of Venice |
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| Lecture 11 (Oct 27 R) |
The Merchant of Venice:
Staging Gentile, Staging Jew
FIRST PAPER DUE: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PLAY (Due at end of lecture) |
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5:00-7:50 |
Screening: Radford, The Merchant of Venice (1973) |
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| Lecture 12 (Nov 1 T) |
The Merchant of Venice:
The Cost of Comedy; Or, Equity Strained
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| Lecture 13 (Nov 3 R) |
TEST 3: The Mechant of Venice
Lecture:
Hamlet and Liminality |
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5:00-7:50 |
Screening: Branagh, Hamlet (1996), Part 1 |
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| Lecture 14 (Nov 8 T)
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Hamlet:
Getting Inside the Between: Interiority
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| Lecture 13 (Nov 10 R) |
Hamlet: The Problem with Women |
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5:00-7:50 |
Screening: Branagh, Hamlet (1996), Part 2 |
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| Lecture 15 (Nov 15 T) |
Hamlet:
Action!: The End
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| Lecture 13 (Nov 17 R) |
TEST 4: Hamlet
Lecture: The Winter's Tale: The Fall
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5:00-7:50 |
Screening: RSC, The Winter's Tale |
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| Lecture 16 (Nov 22 T) |
The Winter's Tale: The Pack of Autolycus |
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| Lecture 16 (Nov 24 R) |
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
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| Lecture
18 (Nov 29 T) |
The Winter's Tale:
The Romance of Innocence |
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| Lecture 19 (Dec 1 R) |
The Winter's Tale: Magic, Art, and Belief
TEST 5: The Winter's Tale
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| Dec 5 M |
FINAL EXAM (12:00-3:00 pm., Girv 1004)
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| Dec 6 T |
SECOND PAPER DUE (film analysis); in assigned TA's mailbox; 12:30 pm.
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