In-depth study of one author's corpus and its attendant contexts, ideas, history, criticism, and scholarly discourse.

Course Details

Prerequisites
ENGL 303; or ENGL 295
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Shakespeare, His Sources, and an Introduction to His Sonnets
Lesson 2: Revenge and Other Significant Issues in Hamlet
Lesson 3: Figurative Language in Hamlet
Lesson 4: Integrity and Other Significant Issues in Henry IV, Part I
Lesson 5: Figurative Language in Henry IV, Part I
Lesson 6: Kinds of Blindness and Other Significant Issues in King Lear
Lesson 7: Figurative Language in King Lear
Lesson 8: A Posturing Model Monarch and Other Significant Issues in Henry V
Lesson 9: Figurative Language in Henry V
Lesson 10: Universal Themes in Shakespeare's Sonnets
Lesson 11: Virtue in Excess and Other Significant Issues in Othello
Lesson 12: Figurative Language in Othello
Lesson 13: Justice vs. Mercy and Other Significant Issues in The Merchant of Venice
Lesson 14: Figurative Language in The Merchant of Venice
Lesson 15: Vicious Jealousy and Other Significant Issues in The Winter's Tale
Lesson 16: Figurative Language in The Winter's Tale
Lesson 17: Virtue vs. Vengeance and Other Significant Issues in The Tempest
Lesson 18: Figurative Language in The Tempest
Syllabus
Textbooks
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A Handbook to Literature - 12th Edition (Required)
by: William Harmon
ISBN: 9780205024018
2010 Pearson
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