All readings listed below, should be completed before class on the date listed on the schedule. Changes to this schedule may be made during the term, but any alterations will be announced in class in advance.
| Week | Class | Assignments |
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| Sonnets and Hamlet (circa 1599-1601) | ||
| 1 | M 1/8/24 |
Introduction: • Shakespeare's Language • reading strategies • Renaissance England--some basics In-Class Readings (available in Canvas): Sonnets: 1, 20, 42, 53, 57, 71, 127, 130, 131, 148, 153, 154 In-Class Exercise #1: Reading Early-Modern English Verse |
| W 1/10/24 |
Reading Bedford Companion to Shakespeare (hereafter BCS): • Ch 2: Early Modern English pp. 38-42 • Ch 2: Rhetoric pp. 42-44 • Ch 2: Wordplay pp. 44-47 • Ch 4: Going to a Play circa 1595 pp. 109-114 Play Reading: Hamlet Act I Discussion: Setting the Stage--Reviewing the Basics |
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| 2 | M 1/15/24 | MLK Day--No Class |
| W 1/17/24 | BCS Reading: Ch 3: Tragedy pp. 85-90 Play Reading: Hamlet Acts II-III In-Class Exericse #2: Close Reading |
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| 3 | M 1/22/24 |
Quiz #1 due by midnight Sunday 1/21 BCS Reading: • Ch 6: What Is a Shakespeare Text? pp. 195-198 • Ch 6: From Pen to Press: The Printing of Renaissance Plays pp. 198-200 • Ch 6: Shakespeare's Plays in Print pp. 201-206 Play Reading: Hamlet Acts IV-V Discussion: Publication History and Versioning Student Led Activity #1 • Kylee B • Andrew S |
| W 1/24/24 | In-Class Exericse #3: Hamlet in Memes Preparation | |
| Merchant of Venice (circa 1600) | ||
| 4 | M 1/29/24 |
Quiz #2 due by midnight Sunday 1/28 Reading: Merchant of Venice Acts I-III Viewing: Merchant of Venice, directed by Michael Radford (2004) Student Led Activity #2 • Kim W • Jocie B Digital Engagement #1: Hamlet in Memes due by midnight |
| W 1/31/24 |
BCS Reading: • Ch 3: Comedy pp. 81-85 Play Reading: Merchant of Venice Acts IV-V Viewing: Merchant of Venice, directed by Michael Radford (2004) In-Class Exercise #4: Genre Analysis--Comedy |
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| 5 | M 2/5/24 |
Quiz #3 due by midnight Sunday 2/4 Reading: Gernutus the Jew of Venice Marlowe, from The Jew of Malta Granville, from The Jew of Venice (available on Canvas) Discussion: Merchant of Venice within a Tradition of Adaptation Student Led Activity #3 • Ruger K • Sarafay H |
| W 2/7/24 |
BCS Reading: • Ch 7: Clothing pp. 231-33 • Ch 7: Getting and Spending pp. 233-236 Reading (available on Canvas): Kaplan, M. Lindsay. The Merchant of Venice: Texts and Contexts. • "Jews in England." 248-249. • Foxe, John. from Acts and Monuments. 251-55. • Usque, Samuel. from Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel. 288-92. In-Class #5: Analyzing Historical Context |
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| Measure for Measure (circa 1603-1604) | ||
| 6 | M 2/12/24 |
Quiz #4 due by midnight Sunday 2/11 Reading: Measure for Measure Acts I-III Discussion: "Problem Plays" Student Led Activity #4 • Olivia L • Brock O Digital Engagement #2: Connecting Past to Present (researched blog) due by midnight |
| W 2/14/24 |
BCS Reading: • Ch 9: The Church pp. 315-318 Play Reading: Measure for Measure Acts IV-V In-Class #6: Close Reading 2--Developing an Analytical Framework |
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| 7 | M 2/19/24 |
Quiz #5 due by midnight Sunday 2/18 Reading (available on Canvas): • James I, True Law of Free Monarchies pp. 148-154 • Machiavelli, The Prince pp. 160, 162-163 • Marriage, Sex, and Society pp. 181-185 • from The Nun's Rule pp. 241-243 • Prostitution, Pox, and Plague pp. 257-259 • from A Caveat for Common Cursitors pp. 282-286 Discussion: Power and Sex in Early Modern England Student Led Activity #5 • Haley B. • Deidre G |
| W 2/21/24 | In-Class #7: Adaptation Brainstorming | |
| Richard III (circa 1592-93) | ||
| 8 | M 2/26/24 |
Quiz #6 due by midnight Sunday 2/25 BCS Reading: • Ch 3: History pp. 90-94 Play Reading: Richard III Acts I-III Viewing: from Richard III, directed by Richard Loncraine (1995) Student Led Activity • Justin S • Phoenix W Digital Engagement #3: Adaptation of Measure for Measure |
| W 2/28/24 |
BCS Reading: • Ch 8: The Social Structure and The Body Politic (pp. 273-277) • Ch 9: An Absolute Monarch? (pp. 304-306) Play Reading: Richard III Acts IV-V Viewing: from Richard III, directed by Richard Loncraine (1995) In-Class Exercise #8: Visualizing Meaning |
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| 9 | M 3/4/24 | Spring Break--No class |
| W 3/6/24 | Spring Break--No Class | |
| 10 | M 3/11/24 |
Quiz #7 due by midnight Sunday 3/10 BCS Reading • Ch 9: The Ideology of Order pp. 318-321 Reading (available on Canvas) • Richards, Jeffrey. "The Riddle of Richard III." • Kennedy, Maev. "Richard III: DNA Confirms Twisted Bones Belong to King." Discussion: Artistic Representation of History Student Led Discussion • Sophie Z • Kennedy K |
| W 3/13/24 | In-Class #9: Timeline Brainstorming | |
| Othello (circa 1604) | ||
| 11 | M 3/18/24 |
Quiz #8 due by midnight 3/17 Play Reading: Othello Acts I-III Viewing: Othello, directed by Oliver Parker (1995) Discussion: Romance in a Tragedy Student Led Activity #8 • Sierra T • Amelia K Digital Engagement #4: RIII Timeline due by midnight |
| W 3/20/24 |
BCS Reading: • Ch 8: The Situation of Women pp. 253-259 Play Reading: Othello Acts IV-V Viewing: Othello, directed by Oliver Parker (1995) In-Class #10: Using Patterns to Build an Argument |
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| 12 | M 3/25/24 |
Quiz #9 due by midnight 3/24 Reading (available on Canvas) (1 of the articles below as assigned): • Habib. "Othello, Sir Peter Negro, and the Blacks of Early Modern England: Colonial Inscription and Postcolonial Excavation." • Smith, Ian. "Othello's Black Hankerchief." • Slater, Michael. "Desdemona’s Divided Duty: Gender and Courtesy in Othello." Discussion: Literature and Criticism |
| W 3/27/24 | In-Class #11: Planning an Infographic | |
| The Tempest (circa 1611) | ||
| 13 | M 4/1/24 |
Quiz #10 due by midnight 3/31 BCS Reading • Ch 3: Romance pp. 94-97 Play Reading: The Tempest Acts I-III Viewing: The Tempest, directed by Julie Taymor (2010) Discussion: A Play with No Direct Source Student Led Discussion #9 • Claire A • Katelyn D Digital Engagement #5: Critical Analysis Infographic due by midnight |
| W 4/3/24 |
Play Reading: The Tempest Acts IV-V Viewing: The Tempest, directed by Julie Taymor (2010) In-Class Exercise #12: Synthesis |
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| 14 | M 4/8/24 | Workshop #1: Visual Representations of The Tempest |
| W 4/10/24 | Workshop #2: Planning a Collection Digital Engagement #6: Visual Digital Humanities due by midnight Saturday 4/13 |
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| Digital Portfolio Project | ||
| 15 | M 4/15 | Workshop #3: Designing an Engagement [include discussion/guidelines for copyright] |
| W 4/17 | Scholarship Symposium--No Class | |
| 16 | M 4/22/24 | Portfolio Review--Individual Appointments |
| W 4/24/24 | Portfolio Review--Individual Appointments | |
| Exam Week | Final Project due by midnight, Wednesday May 1, 2024 | |