Shakespeare’s Works and Worlds

Course goals

Course Objectives:
• To analyze a selection of Shakespeare’s major plays and the seventeenth-century authors who were inspired by these works to produce their own dramatic texts.
• To explore how Renaissance drama was shaped by (international) religious, cultural and political contexts.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be capable of:
• analyzing the fictional worlds of Renaissance drama and the early modern contexts that inspired the creation of these worlds;
• reporting on their research in written English, while showing their grasp of the historical perspective. In addition, they should feel that they are familiar with key topics in current Renaissance drama studies.
 

Content

This course centres around the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Several genres will be covered, including tragedy, comedy and closet drama. Although the works of Shakespeare are placed centre stage, important works by other early modern authors are also discussed, thereby creating a diverse and nuanced understanding of the literary and performative cultures of the early modern period.
 

Additional information

Please note: the time slot shown here is not yet final and may still be modified until the 3rd Wednesday in September. 

This course is part of the 'Self, Others and the Literary World' specialisation.

LAS and TCS students who follow this course as part of the core curriculum of their major, need to complete a compulsory preparation course/assignment. See for more information: https://tcs.sites.uu.nl/.

This course is equivalent to the following course:
The Shakespeare Industry (EN3V18003)

If you have already completed this course, you may not take Shakespeare’s Works and Worlds due to too much overlap in content.