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Shakespeare |
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SHAKESPEARE |
| CLASS CODE: |
ENG 373 |
CREDITS:
3
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| DIVISION: |
LANGUAGE & LETTERS |
| DEPARTMENT: |
ENGLISH |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course fulfills a General Education - Letters requirement. |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Focuses on the works of Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and the culture of Elizabethan England. |
| TAUGHT: |
Winter, Summer, and Fall |
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: |
Shakespeare's life and times; the conventions of drama and the Elizabethan theater; application of critical theory to Shakespeare's work; Shakespeare's genre (tragedy, comedy, history, romance, and poetry); Shakespeare's contribution to and use of language; writing analytical papers. |
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: |
- Understand and appreciate literature as a valuable source of intellectual, emotional, and aesthetic experience reflecting and enriching the human experience.
- Read literature within such contexts as nationality, historical period, ethnicity, and culture.
- Apply appropriate critical theories to literary texts.
- Continue developing library skills for literary research and document formal writing according to MLA guidelines.
- Integrate secondary texts into written work.
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| REQUIREMENTS: |
Extensive reading, discussion, and oral presentations. Interpretive, analytical, and/or evaluative papers totaling 15 pages. MLA documentation. |
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| OTHER: |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
August 2001 |
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