ENGL 44204 - Shakespeare/His Contemporaries

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

While considering the whole of Shakespeare's dramatic career from 1590-1613, and putting it in historical, social, and literary context, this course will concentrate on five of his plays paired with works very close in date by other dramatists: Richard III with Marlowe's Edward II (both 1592-93), As You Like It with Dekker's Shoemaker's Holiday (both 1599-1600), Measure for Measure with Marston's The Malcontent (both 1603-04), Coriolanus with Chapman's Conspiracy and Tragedy of Byron (both 1608), and The Tempest with Jonson's The Alchemist (both 1610). Evening visits to current productions of these or other Jacobethan plays (dictated by what is on) will be included.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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