USSY 221 - Bard to the Bone: The Twenty-First Century Shakespearience

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Case Western Reserve University

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Why are students still being forced to read Shakespeare? Why does Shakespeare matter today? This course will examine the cultural and linguistic legacy of Shakespeare, paying particular attention to its place in the twenty-first century. Shakespeare, despite his antiquity, is contemporary in the extreme. Shakespeare today is not only a pillar of the academy; he is ubiquitous in Hollywood and has even manifested a presence in the arenas of government and corporate politics. This course will examine Shakespeare's notoriously challenging language in the same way that we will examine his attitudes toward government, politics, sex, and human relations--by first considering them in the context of his early modern world, and then filtering them through the lens of our own. Is Shakespeare a consummate conservative who believes in the absolute authority of the church and crown, or is he a political radical who wants to uproot the social order? This course will examine those questions in the context of Shakespeare's time, with its unique cultural and historical perspective, as well as considering them through the lens of our own time. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSY, FSCC, FSNA, FSSO or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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