ENG 22 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Romances

Institution:

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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Description:

This course provides an introduction to Shakespeare's later career and focuses on the two major genres--tragedies and romances (or late comedies)--that he perfected during the second decade of his involvement with London's thriving commercial theater. The sequence of readings (which consists of six plays, such as King Lear and The Winter's Tale) demonstrates the continuing evolution of his drama from the late Elizabethan to Jacobean periods. Its aim is to provide students with a thorough understanding of Shakespeare's plays by closely examining the brilliant nuances of language, characterization, and plot that have secured Shakespeare's unrivaled reputation. Students will also be challenged to explore his richly ambivalent and subtle portrayal of characters confronting with the existential extremes of failure and fulfillment, death and restoration. Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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