ENG 3093 credits
ENG 309: Shakespeare, Early Plays
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- This course concentrates on Shakespeare’s early plays, particularly his histories and comedies. Readings may include Romeo and Juliet (1594-5), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1594-6), Richard II (1595), 1 Henry IV (1597), Henry V (1598-99), and Twelfth Night (1599-1600). Lectures and class discussion will address Shakespeare’s language, dramatic technique, and formal innovations, as well as the issues his drama raises, from the divine origins of kingship to the reproductive consent of women.
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Professors who have taught ENG 309
- Andrew Stott
- Barbara Bono
- Carla Mazzio
- Jerold Frakes
- Susan Eilenberg
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