Day

Date

Reading for Class

In Class

Wednesday Sept. 6   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  
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
  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
  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   Review & Evaluations
       
  December ? Class discussions Final Exam