ENG 351 - Shakespeare on Film

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Description:

Prerequisite: ENG 100 and 200 or 300 level WTNG course. This coursemay not substitute for ENG 350This course focuses on film adaptations of William Shakespeare's playsthat "translate" the dramas into cinematic language. Because this isa Shakespeare course, students read a selection of plays, study theirlanguage and structures, and discuss them as dramatic literature.Because this is a film course, students study Shakespeare filmicadaptations from different historical periods and cultures in termsof camera technique, directorial choices, film history, and the timesand places in which they were produced. Students read a history play,a comedy, one or two tragedies, and a romance and then study thefilmic interpretations of those works by some of the most famous (andnot so famous) directors (e.g., Zeffirelli, Wells, Kurosawa, Luhrmann,Branagh). This intertextual study helps students to appreciate therichness of Shakespeare's texts and how they present multiplepossibilities to those who interpret them.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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