ENGL254 - Shakespeare on Film

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Academic Year 2000/2001

Shakespeare on Film
ENGL 254 SP

Through close analysis of filmed versions of Shakespeare's plays, this course will examine a variety of critical and interpretive issues that have defined contemporary Shakespeare studies (including the politics of reception, questions of textual editing, historiography, and the representation of sexuality, gender and race). While no prior study of Shakespeare is requisite, students may want to familiarize themselves with the plays we will be studying beforehand, since a great deal of time will b e devoted to viewing films.

MAJOR READINGS

William Shakespeare's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, ROMEO AND JULIET, HENRY V, HAMLET, OTHELLO, KING LEAR

Major Films:
Franco Zeffirelli's (1968), George Cukor's (1936) and Baz Luhrman's (1996) ROMEO AND JULIET
Robert Wise and Jerome Robbin's (1961) WEST SIDE STORY
Lloyd Kafman's (1997) TROMEO AND JULIET
Sam Taylor's (1929) and Franco Zeffirelli's (1967) THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Orson Welles' (1967) CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
Gus Van Sant's (1991) MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
Laurence Olivier's (1944) and Kenneth Branagh's (1989) HENRY V
Olivier's (1948), Zeffirelli's (1990) and Branagh's (1997) HAMLET
Dmitiri Buchowetzki's (1922), Orson Welles' (1952), Oliver Parker's (1995) OTHELLO
Peter Brook's (1970) KING LEAR
Akira Kurasawa's (1985) RAN

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Several short papers; midterm, final take-home exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

In addition to reading and written assignments, students will be required to attend film screenings and weekly TA discussion sections to be scheduled at the beginning of the semester.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Korda,Natasha

Times: ..T.T.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE121

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 50)

SR. major: 15 Jr. major: 15

SR. non-major: 10 Jr. non-major: 10 SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001