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ENGL 339/B2: Further Studies in
Shakespeare (Winter Term 2002) Tuesday
/ Thursday: 11:00-12:20h, HC 2-38 Garrett.Epp@ualberta.ca Office:
HC 3-21 / ph. 492-4639 [prerequisite:
ENGL 239: Shakespeare] |
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Although
we will employ a variety of critical approaches, and will examine poetry as well
as plays, the emphasis throughout this course will be upon Shakespeare as a
writer for the theatre. We will work through a variety of texts in roughly
chronological order, one play each week. The list of plays to be studied, decided in the first class, should not
be considered exclusive; you should expect to read widely (and deeply) through
the collected works, and beyond, through secondary criticism and source
materials.
Taming of the
Shrew
Titus Andronicus
Richard III
Merchant of
Venice
Much Ado About
Nothing
Troilus and
Cressida
All's Well that
Ends Well
[an assortment of
sonnets]
The Winter's Tale
Copies
of the very useful Bedford Companion to Shakespeare (ed. Russ McDonald)
have been ordered through the University Bookstore; it is strongly recommended
as a background text. The preferred primary text for the course is The
Norton Shakespeare, but any edition of the Complete Works will serve. Some
work will involve online texts.
You
will be expected to write one or two essays totalling approximately 3000
words in length, and worth 50% (or 20%+30%) of your final grade. The first of
these papers is optional, and will be due immediately prior to Reading Week;
the second (or only) paper will be due no later than 28 March 2002. Topics can
include almost anything pertinent to the course, but should be discussed well
in advance of the due date with your friendly local authority figure, the
professor.
The
remainder of your grade will be determined by the final 2 hour examination
(30%) covering the entire course, and by the extent and quality of your participation
in course discussions (20%), both in class and on the class webboard, http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca:8080/~ENGL339, on which you will be required
to post a message each week – that is, at minimum, one posting on each work
covered this term. All grades will be given in terms of the University's
9-point system; as usual, no term work can be reconsidered after the final
examination has been written.
A few
dates to keep in mind:
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