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Global Futures: Research & Discovery
2009 Spring Semester - Course Description
Shakespeare & Elizabethan Literature
CEA Partner Institution: Foundation for International Education
Location: London, EnglandPrimary Subject Area: English Language & Literature
Level(s): 300
Instruction in: English
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Fee: $300.00
- There is a required lab fee used to provide access to a variety of productions that students will attend as part of the course. The fee is generally GBP150 (not to exceed that amount) and will be collected from students onsite.
Description
This course will help students understand the fascinating social and historical background to some of the most famous and compelling poetry and drama ever written. Students will read and watch performances of Shakespeare's plays after studying the conventions of Elizabethan poetry. Students will be introduced to the following topics: the power struggles between Elizabethan men and women, the influence of carnival and cross dressing, the use of sexual innuendo on Shakespeare's stage, the history and style of Elizabethan acting, the representation of witchcraft and the dramatization of rebellion and violent conflict.
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