ENGL 208 - Shakespearean and Film

3 HU, WR
First Semester. What happens when Shakespeare is produced on screen? Given the powerful status of “the Bard,” a Shakespeare film must be studied not merely in itself, but also as a contribution to the ongoing reinterpretation and appropriation of Shakespeare; so we’ll read plays, study films, and work on the theoretical and cultural relationships between them. Plays: Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Much Ado about Nothing, and others. Films by Olivier, Welles, Branagh, and others. British, Pre-1700.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “For Introductory Courses to the Study of English”.
Enrollment Limit: 30.
Mr. Jones

Credits: 3 hours