PMA 3770

Shakespeare: The Late Plays

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

The course focuses on Shakespeare's middle to late plays, from the "problem comedies," through the great tragedies, and romances. While we will pay particular attention to questions of dramatic form and historical context, the primary concentration will be on careful close readings of the play-texts themselves in relation to issues of power, politics, and performance. One of the commonplaces in Shakespeare criticism is a division between Shakespeare on the page and on the stage. Throughout the semester, we will consider what this difference could mean. On the way, we will encounter problems linked to art, sexuality, violence, identity, emotion, the body, family, God, the nation, nature and money (not necessarily in that order) - to name a few.

Distribution Category (LA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (HB)

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