ENG 342 - SHAKESPEARE

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

A course offering advanced study of a representative selection of Shakespeare’s plays across the length of his career. It situates Shakespeare within Renaissance theatre culture: the playhouses and audiences he wrote for, the structure of his acting company, and the patronage system that supported their business. Students will learn how his plays departed from received ideas about dramatic genres and in some instances set new standards for how certain types of plays should look and feel. Students will also gain a sense of how interpretations of individual plays have changed over time and how later periods and audiences continue to make Shakespeare their own. Open to students from any major. Fulfills the ENG Early Period requirement. Provides ENG Major Elective credit and ENG minor credit.

Prerequisite: completion of UK Core Composition and Communication I-II requirement or equivalent.