ENGL382
Shakespeare
English
College of Humanities
Course Description
Intensive reading, discussion, and (in some sections) viewing of plays from the comedy, tragedy, romance, and history genres.
When Taught
Fall, Winter, Spring
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Note
For English majors and minors.
Title
Secondary Scholarship
Learning Outcome
Develop familiarity with key secondary scholarship about and critical perspectives of Shakespeare's works.
Title
Literary Contexts
Learning Outcome
Explain the historical and literary contexts, genres and themes, and ethical dimensions of Shakespeare's representative works.
Title
Scholarly Research
Learning Outcome
Perform scholarly research on Shakespeare's works by identifying and evaluating primary and secondary sources, by formulating arguments conversant with these sources, and by articulating those arguments in formal academic writing.
Title
Critical Reading Strategies
Learning Outcome
Develop reading strategies that explore how texts are constructed to present a set of arguments (historical, aesthetic, etc) and use those critical reading skills to interpret the texts' concerns and to trace interrelationships among them.
