English 117S
Shakespeare
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring 2020 | Knapp, Jeffrey
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Lectures TTh 4-5 in 3 LeConte (note new location) + one hour of discussion section per week in 300 Wheeler (sec. 101: F 9-10; sec. 102: F 11-12; sec. 103: F 12-1; sec. 104: F 2-3) |
Book List
Shakespeare, William: Norton Shakespeare: Essential Plays (3rd ed.); Shakespeare, William: The Comedy of Errors (Signet ed.);
Recommended: Greenblatt, Stephen: Will in the World
Description
What makes Shakespeare Shakespeare? We’ll search for answers to that question through the astonishing variety of Shakespeare’s plays. We’ll explore the ways that Shakespeare develops plot and character in his drama, as well as the literary, social, sexual, religious, political, and philosophical issues that he conceptualizes through plot and character. Finally, we’ll trace how Shakespeare’s dramaturgy is shaped by his evolving sense of pride and shame in his work as a mass entertainer.
Discussion Sections
| 101 | No instructor assigned yet. |
F 9-10 | 300 Wheeler |
| 102 | No instructor assigned yet. |
F 11-12 | 300 Wheeler |
| 103 | No instructor assigned yet. |
F 12-1 | 300 Wheeler |
| 104 | No instructor assigned yet. |
F 2-3 | 300 Wheeler |
Other Recent Sections of This Course
summer, 2020 |
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spring, 2019 |
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summer, 2019 |
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spring, 2018 |
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117S/1 |
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117S/2 |
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summer, 2018 |
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117S/1 |
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