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

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Academic Year 2005/2006

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

Himself a great playwright, Bernard Shaw once claimed that "It is impossible for the mind of man to conceive a greater tragedy than KING LEAR." Shakespeare's final play, THE TEMPEST, is equally celebrated as a Romance which presents a different but complementary way of imagining the world. This course will consist of a close study of these two masterpieces--supplemented by other plays, films, poems, and essays--created in response to Shakespeare's texts.

MAJOR READINGS

KING LEAR
THE TEMPEST
Shakespeare's sources, scholarly essays, related modern plays, lyric poems, and several films

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Four papers -- two brief, two longer. Mid-term exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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

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

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: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: ZLKA106;

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

FYI: FYI Seminar

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006