Universität Wien

123421 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2017S)

The Roman Plays and the Bodiliness of Shakespearean Tragedies

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

Für diese Lehrveranstaltung sind Deutschkenntnisse notwendig. Es ist ein Besuch im Burgtheater/Akademietheater geplant, da derzeit eine Coriolan Aufführung im Repertoire ist. Es wird Gespräche mit der Dramaturgie/Regisseurin geben, die in deutscher Sprache mitverfolgt und protokolliert werden müssen.
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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 07.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 14.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 21.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 28.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 04.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 25.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 02.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 09.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 16.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 23.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 30.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 13.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 20.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 27.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar will have Shakespearean tragedies with a focus on his Roman Plays (Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus) plus aspects of the body at its centre. We will move from the body as metaphor and its representation in literature, through some historicizing of bodily reactions such as emotions (love or anger), on to Shakespeare's Roman Plays and will end with some work on the difference between Shakespeare as drama, as theatre and as filmic adaptation. By the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate a fuller appreciation of aspects of the body in the context of Shakespearean tragedies. They will also have gained an insight into trends in critical scholarship on Shakespeare and they should be able to discuss and evaluate filmic adaptations and stage productions.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance; participation in class discussions of set readings; oral presentation; final written essay in class; 8000 (minimum) to 10000 word (maximum) research paper, to be handed in by the end of September 2017

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Active participation in class plus class work (reading assignments, etc.) (30%), final essay (20%), presentation plus research paper (50%), all three components need to be passed in order to pass the whole class

Examination topics

Assessment is based on the criteria outlined above.

Reading list

tba on the moodle platform

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA4, MA6, MA7
Lehrinhalt: 12-0388

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