ENGL 105A: |
Shakespeare: Poems and Early Plays |
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| Fall 2009 |
| Instructor: Mark Rose |
| Meets on: TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM GIRV 1004 |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2, 50, or 109; English 10; or upper-division standing |
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| Satisfies a GE area G and a Writing requirement |
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| Can be used for the Early Modern specialization. If this course is used to fulfill the Shakespeare requirement for English major, it cannot also be used as an upper-division English elective. |
Close study of five important plays from the first decade of Shakespeare’s career: Richard III, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. We will study these plays with attention both to historical context and to the way the plays have worked as dramas at various times in the last four hundred years. Film clips will be used as illustrations. Written work will include quizzes on each play, two papers, and a final exam.
Please note this is the first half of a two-part course. The second part, English 105-B will be offered in winter quarter and will cover plays from the second decade of Shakespeare’s career. Although each part of the course may be taken separately, students wishing to get a fuller sense of Shakespeare’s work should consider taking the two quarters as a sequence. |
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