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Einrichtungen >> Fakultät Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften >> Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik >> Lehrstuhl für Englische Literaturwissenschaft >>
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Justice and Mercy in Shakespeare’s Comedies: The Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure, The Tempest- Dozent/in
- PD Dr. Beatrix Hesse
- Angaben
- Hauptseminar
2 SWS
Erweiterungsbereich
Zeit und Ort: Do 16:00 - 18:00, MG2/01.02
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
- 1. Module Allocation:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
- Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (bis einschließl. Studienbeginn zum WS 2008/09):
- freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GY:
- Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies:
- Master Module English and American Literature: Seminar (8 ECTS)
- Profile Module English and American Literature I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
- Consolidation Module English and American Literature I-IV: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies:
- Master Module or Profile Module I or III English and American Literature: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Erasmus and other visiting students:
2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 10.08.2017 (10:00) - 10.01.2018 (23:59)
guest auditors: please contact lecturer
- Inhalt
- A rather large number of Shakespeare’s works are technically labelled “comedies“, although they do not conform to our present understanding of “comedy” as a predominantly funny and lighthearted play. In the early modern period, the term “comedy” mainly referred to the play’s outcome – if it ended happily, usually with multiple marriages, it was a comedy. Since this method of classification is somewhat unsatisfactory, later critics have often applied other generic labels to specific subgenres of Shakespearian comedy, for instance “early comedies”, “comedies of love”, “festive comedies”, “problem plays” and “romances”. Apart from exhibiting different generic features, these subgenres also illustrate Shakespeare’s artistic development.
In this class, students will study three different comedies belonging to three different periods of Shakespeare’s career: the comparatively early The Merchant of Venice (1596-99), the later “problem play” Measure for Measure (1603/4) and the romance The Tempest (1610/11), often believed to have been Shakespeare’s final work. In all of these plays, Shakespeare addresses the fundamental conflict between applying justice or mercy to human misdemeanours, but he approaches this issue somewhat differently in each individual play.
Students will be expected to be thoroughly familiar with all three plays and must have read at least The Merchant of Venice by the beginning of term. Regular active participation in class discussions is also required, as is an oral presentation on one of the plays of app. 15 minutes and a written term paper of app. 5000 words. Your written paper does not have to be on the same topic as your oral presentation. Students should also be prepared to take part in some playreading and acting exercises.
Texts: any decent edition will do, e.g. the Arden, Oxford or Cambridge editions of the respective plays. First-time readers of Shakespeare may find it helpful to also consult a bilingual edition, for instance by Reclam, but this is not sufficient as the only version you intend to use.
- Empfohlene Literatur
- William Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice.
William Shakespeare. Measure for Measure.
William Shakespeare. The Tempest.
- Englischsprachige Informationen:
- Credits: 8
- Zusätzliche Informationen
- Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl: 15
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