ENGL117 - King Lear and The Tempest: The Worlds of Tragedy and Romance

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Academic Year 2002/2003

King Lear and The Tempest: The Worlds of Tragedy and Romance
ENGL 117 FA

Himself a famous playwright, Bernard Shaw once claimed: "It is impossible for the human mind to conceive a greater play than KING LEAR." This course will consist mainly of a close study of Shakespeare's masterpiece. Attention will also be paid to cultural and historical context. We will conclude with a briefer encounter with his final play, THE TEMPEST, which presents a radically different way of conceiving the world.

MAJOR READINGS

KING LEAR and THE TEMPEST. However, we will also view faithful and fanciful treatments of the plays on film as well as critical commentaries old and new.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Four papers-two brief, two longer.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

For students who genuinely LOVE reading. More than three absences will affect a student's grade negatively. More than six absences will affect a student's grade drastically.

Students must keep free Monday and Tuesday evenings for occasional viewing of films.

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: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Turco,Alfred

Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC422

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 19)

SR. major: X Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X Jr. non-major: X SO: X FR: 19

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

FYI: First Year Initiative:Seminar

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003