ENGL 240 - Shakespeare

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

Study of some representative comedies, histories, and tragedies.

Topic for 2023/24a: Introduction to Shakespeare Studies. The course explores plays that represent different genres and creative periods in Shakespeare’s writing career: Richard III, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Measure for Measure, Macbeth, and The Tempest. By situating these plays in the cultural and historical contexts in which they were created and performed, the course investigates significant differences as well as intriguing continuities between early 17th century and early 21st century interpretations. Zoltán Márkus.

Not open to students who have taken ENGL 241.

This course satisfies either the REGS requirement or the pre-1800 requirement for the English major.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS