Day |
Date |
Reading for Class
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In Class |
Wednesday |
Sept. 6 |
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Introduction |
Friday |
September 8 |
Introduction to the Riverside Shakespeare, pp. 1 - 8, 14 - 18, & 23 -5 (i.e. Secs. I - III, VI, & VIII). |
Discussion |
Monday |
September 11 |
Introduction to the Riverside Shakespeare, pp. 27 - 8, 37 - 47. |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
September 13 |
Henry IV, pt. 1; Sinfield: "Introduction," and "Give an account of Shakespeare and education" from Course Packet (CP) |
Shakespeare as cultural material |
Friday |
September 15 |
Henry IV, pt. 1 |
Discussion |
Monday |
September 18 |
Henry IV, pts. 1 & 2 |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
September 20 |
Henry IV, pt. 2 |
Discussion |
Friday |
September 22 |
Henry IV, pt. 2 |
Discussion |
Monday |
September 25 |
Dollimore, "Introduction" (CP), & Greenblatt, "Invisible Bullets" |
New Historicism |
Wednesday |
September 27 |
Henry V |
Discussion |
Friday |
September 29 |
Henry V |
Discussion |
Monday |
October 2 |
Henry V |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
October 4 |
Sonnets (or catch-up) |
Discussion |
Friday |
October 6 |
Sonnets (or catch-up) |
Discussion |
Monday - Friday |
October 9 - 13 |
No class |
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Monday |
October 16 |
Tennenhouse, "Stategies of State," from Course packet, & A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
October 18 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Discussion |
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October 20 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Discussion |
Monday |
October 23 |
Dollimore, "Transgression and surveillance in Measure for Measure" from CP, & Measure for Measure |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
October 25 |
Measure for Measure |
Discussion |
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October 27 |
Measure for Measure |
Discussion |
Monday |
October 30 |
McLuskie, "The Patriarchal Bard" & Measure for Measure |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
November 1 |
McLuskie, "The Patriarchal Bard" & King Lear |
Discussion |
Friday |
November 3 |
King Lear |
Discussion |
Monday |
November 6 |
King Lear |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
November 8 |
King Lear |
Discussion |
Friday |
November 10 |
King Lear |
Discussion |
Monday |
November 13 |
Brown, "'This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine'" from CP & The Tempest |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
November 15 |
The Tempest |
Discussion |
Friday |
November 17 |
The Tempest |
Discussion |
Monday |
November 20 |
New Historicism & Cultural Materialism in review |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
November 22 |
Sonnets (or catch-up) |
Discussion |
Friday |
November 24 |
Sonnets |
Discussion |
Monday |
November 27 |
Sonnets |
Discussion |
Wednesday |
November 29 |
Sonnets |
Discussion |
Friday |
December 1 |
Sinfield, "Royal Shakespeare" from CP |
Discussion |
Monday |
December 4 |
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Review & Evaluations |
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December ? |
Class discussions |
Final Exam |
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