ENGL 304 - Shakespeare and Metamorphosis

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

This course will examine several Shakespeare plays in conversation with classical myths and their major themes of transformation, sexuality, suffering, artistic creation, coming of age, wisdom, love, loss. Shakespearean works include “Venus and Adonis,” Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Titus Andronicus, Cymbeline, and The Winter’s Tale, paired with myths by Apuleius, Plato, and Ovid; retellings by Rilke, Auden, Zimmerman, and Bidart; and works of visual art. We will also explore theoretical approaches to myth-making, and myths’ relationship to other “fictional” literary forms. British, Pre-1700.

Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: W. Hyman

Prerequisites & Notes: For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section, “Advanced Courses.”
Cross List Information: This course is cross-listed with CMPL 304.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Classics and Theater