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English 117 - Winter, 2014
Shakespeare
Class Information
Instructor:
Rapatz, Vanessa
Time:
TR 4:40-6:00
Location:
118 Olson
Description
This course studies five plays that span Shakespeare’s career. We will read two tragedies, Titus Andronicus and King Lear; a comedy, Twelfth Night ; a problem play, Measure for Measure; and a late romance, The Tempest. Class lecture and discussion sections will attend to the language and formal conventions of these plays as well as to their stagecraft, their historical context, and their modern reception. The course is loosely structured around a theme of "family matters" and issues of "equity, duplicity, and family values." I have ordered very specific texts for the class all of which include contextual materials that we will read in conjunction with our five plays. For this reason, I request that you buy these editions for the class. Occasionally you will also be asked to read supplemental materials provided on our course smartsite.
Grading
Discussion section participation 10%, quizzes and homework 10%, two papers, of 5 and 7 pp. respectively; the first will be 20% and the second, 25% of your grade. There will also be a midterm (15%) and a final (20%).
Texts
Titus Andronicus, Oxford (ISBN: 9780199536108)
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Twelfth Night, Texts and Contexts, 1st edition (ISBN: 9780312202194)
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Measure for Measure, Texts and Contexts, 4th edition (ISBN: 9780312395063)
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King Lear, Norton 8th edition (ISBN: 9780393926644)
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The Tempest, Norton 4th edition (ISBN: 9780393978193)
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