ENG 2021 Shakespearean Page and Stage
Looking at early-modern play texts and performance techniques, this course examines the literary and theatrical conditions of Shakespeare's theater. Students will learn about how Shakespeare's theater was organized; how Shakespeare's plays were printed; and how the early-modern stage operated. We will begin by examining early-modern editions of Hamlet. In the second half of the course, students will think about how plays were mounted on the early-modern stage and how Shakespeare understood the art of performance. This course is designed to develop students' intermediate-level skills in critically analyzing and writing about literature both comparatively and in context, while also reinforcing students' fundamental skills in analytical reading and writing. (Spring)