ENGL 322 - HamletinContext

Institution:

Shepherd University

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Description:

A rereading of the received text of Hamlet in terms of the theatrical, historical, and cultural contexts of Shakespeare's tragic vision. The class will consider the popular tradition of Elizabethan and Jacobean revenge drama, ranging from Kyd' s The Spanish Traged y t o Webster? ? The White Dev il and the apparent source materials of the Hamlet story; the political background and the crisis of authority in Tudor England; four centuries of Hamlet criticism, including romantic, idealistic, Freudian, formalist, feminist, pacifist, and complementarian interpretations of the play. Prerequisite: ENGL 208 or ENGL 209

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.SHEPHERD.EDU

Phone Number:

(304) 876-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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