King Lear and The Tempest: The Worlds of Tragedy and Romance
ENGL 117
Fall 2005
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Himself a great playwright, Bernard Shaw once claimed that "It is impossible for the mind of man to conceive a greater tragedy than KING LEAR." Shakespeare's final play, THE TEMPEST, is equally celebrated as a Romance which presents a different but complementary way of imagining the world. This course will consist of a close study of these two masterpieces--supplemented by other plays, films, poems, and essays--created in response to Shakespeare's texts. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYI |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
KING LEAR
THE TEMPEST
Shakespeare's sources, scholarly essays, related modern plays, lyric poems, and several films
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Examinations and Assignments:
Four papers -- two brief, two longer. Mid-term exam. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
For students who genuinely LOVE reading. More than three absences will affect a student's grade negatively.
Students must keep Monday and Tuesday evenings free for occasional viewing of films. |
| Instructor(s): Turco,Alfred Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: ZLKA106; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
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