Literature 2504 - Shakespeare's Comedies

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

This course starts with readings of A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and Much Ado About Nothing, the four essential, normative, Shakespearean comedies. Students then examine the sometimes disturbing dramas ( The Merchant of Venice; Measure for Measure; The Winter's Tale; The Tempest; Henry IV, Part I ) in order to consider the meanings and values of comedy and the comic in Shakespeare's work.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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