ENGLISH 363 - Studies in Shakespeare

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Reed College

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Shakespearean Skepticism Full course for one semester. A study of the way in which Shakespearean theatre engages what Stanley Cavell calls the "catastrophe of the modern advent of skepticism." Among the questions to be addressed are epistemological problems as they relate to tragedy, crises of belief and authority, and the gendering of skepticism. Plays to be read includ e King Lear, Othello, Hamlet, Much Ado about Nothing, All's Well that En ds Wel l, a nd The Winter's Ta le. Prerequisite: two English courses at the 200 level, or consent of the instructor. ConferencShakespeare and the Disciplines of Culture Full course for one semester. In early modern England a vigorous debate occurred about the effects of theatre on character, a debate that finds its echo in modern discussions of the political and ethical effects of Shakespeare and his place in the canon. This course will examine several of Shakespeare's plays with particular attention to the way in which they implicitly shape a political subject and a moral self. Among the plays addressed will be Richard II, Henry V, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear , an d The Tempest . Prerequisite: two English courses at the 200 level or above, or consent of the instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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