English and Creative Writing [132S] - Shakespeare: The Plays Within the Plays

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Hamilton College

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Description:

Most Shakespeare plays have plays in them--either actual staged events, like the performance at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream, or "staged" public events, such as trials and weddings. We will look at the plays within the plays in order to think about the plays as plays, rather than books one reads, and about the relationship between theater and ritual. Among the plays we will read are Henry IV, Part One, Much Ado About Nothing and The Winter's Tale. Students will be expected to attend showings of the plays outside of class time. (Writing-intensive.) Open to first-year students and sophomores only; not open to students who have taken a 100- or 200-level English course. Maximum enrollment, 16.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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