FYSM 217 - Excavating the Geniums of Shakespeare

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Trinity College

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An investigation of the idea and fundamental mystery of Shakespeare. What is genius Was Shakespeare born a genius, did he learn to be great, or did he simply enjoy being born at the right time and place Is he essentially great, because of the way that he writes, or only because we make him so Why is Shakespeare's currency, beyond any other writer in any tradition, so transferable We will read some of Shakespeare's best-known plays (Midsummer Night's Dream, I Henry IV, Hamlet, Lear, Tempest); learn about Renaissance conditions of playgoing, playwriting, and playacting; secure the few facts about his life; review representative18th and 19th-century Shakespearean critics; and end with a selection of adaptations and revisions of Shakespeare by contemporary playwrights, film directors, and novelists. Reading and writing will be crucial acts as we try to fathom the Shakespeare phenomenon, but so will active viewing of performances - of film on campus, and plays in Hartford, Boston, New Haven, and/or New York. In order to understand better the quality of the drama, we'll have professional actors perform scenes for us, students will write reviews, and possibly, even, their own Shakespearean adaptatio 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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