CMPL 304 - Shakespeare and Metamorphosis

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Classics and Theater
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.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: W. Hyman
Cross List Information This course is crosslisted with ENGL 304.