ENGL 218 - Shakespeare and the Limits of Genre

4 HU, WR
Second Semester. An exploration of Shakespeare’s experiments with the idea of genre, considered in both thematic and formal terms. We will study seven plays in depth, concentrating on the so-called problem comedies and late romances, probably Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure, All’s Well That Ends Well, Cymbeline, and The Winter’s Tale. Attention will be paid to the plays both as literature and as texts for performance. British, Pre-1700.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: See headnote above. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Mr. Walker

Credits: 4 hours