EN3D7 Shakespeare: Text and Performance, Now and Then
This module is restricted to English and Theatre Studies Finalists.
SEE BELOW FOR PROPOSED TEACHING TIMES FOR 2023/24 - PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE COULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT SHORT NOTICE: | |||
DAY/TIME | |||
SEMINAR | Mon 11:30 - 1:30 | ||
SEMINAR | Fri 11 - 1 | ||
LECTURE | Mon 10 - 11 | ||
Please go to the Moodle page to find current information about this module.
Syllabus for 2023-24:
Term 1
Block 1: An introduction to Shakespeare in performance
Week 1: Hamlet
Week 2: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Week 3: Macbeth
Week 4: Titus Andronicus
Week 5: Othello
Block 2: Shakespeare, genre and structure
Week 7: As You Like It
Week 8: Henry IV Part 1
Week 9: Troilus and Cressida
Week 10: Measure for Measure
Term 2
Block 3: Marlowe, Shakespeare, and identity
Week 1: Marlowe and Shakespeare: Edward II and Richard II
Week 2: Marlowe and Shakespeare: The Jew of Malta and The Merchant of Venice
Week 3: The Merchant of Venice (RSC theatre trip)
Week 4: The Comedy of Errors
Week 5: Antony and Cleopatra
Block 4: Shakespeare's late romances
Week 7: Cymbeline
Week 8: Pericles
Week 9: The Winter's Tale
Week 10: The Tempest