Plague and Care-Work in Shakespeare's England
CHUM 348
Spring 2023
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENGL 345 |
Plague exerted an enormous influence on the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and indeed on theater as a commercial enterprise. Pandemic theater closures and quarantines were frequent throughout his career, and it is likely that his son Hamnet died of plague. This seminar examines four Shakespeare plays (Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, The Winter's Tale) and their preoccupations with time, temporality, belatedness, mortality and ephemerality (of theater and the world-as-stage) and with an ethics and recognition of the work of care, as these are shaped by the recurrence of plague-a perspective that will allow us to draw connections and discern differences between Shakespeare's time and our own. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CHUM |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
SHAKESPEARE, ROMEO AND JULIET, HAMLET, KING LEAR, THE WINTER'S TALE
THOMAS CLARKE, MEDITATIONS IN MY CONFINEMENT
NAOMI WALLACE, ONE FLEA SPARE
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Examinations and Assignments:
class presentation; two short creative / critical assignments; final paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to fulfillment of ENGL major requirements: LH1, BL, elective |
| Instructor(s): Korda,Natasha Times: ...W... 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: CFH106; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 16 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 8 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
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