ENGLISH 347 - Roman Thoughts:Shakespeare and Roman History

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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An in-depth study of Shakespeare and the Roman history play.Beginning with his long narrative poem, The Rape of Lucrece, weproceed to explore the four major tragedies that Shakespeare set inRome, paying particular attention to the ways in which these playsengage with questions of political theory, of class, and of gender.We will look in some depth at the ways other Elizabethan and Jacobeanwriters (especially Jonson) incorporated ideas of Rome into their workin attempt to make sense of what was really at stake for Shakespeare'soriginal audiences. Depending on class interest, we may well add somescreenings to the syllabus, since these plays have served as thefoundations for a handful of fascinating films, each of whichpreserves a complex negotiation between the contemporary, therenaissance, and the classical worlds. (Carson, offered every three years)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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