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

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	20	2	Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;	No	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999 )

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 line-by-line study of Shakespeare's masterpiece. We will conclude with a briefer encounter with his final play, 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 -- e.g., versions of LEAR by Olivier, Kozintsev, and
Peter Brook, as well as Peter Greenaway's controversially
off-beat PROSPERO'S BOOKS.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

In addition to attending and participating in class regularly, each student will write several brief papers.

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. 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: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Turco, A; Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 2, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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