LIT 2081.002 Fall 2023 Wimberg

This course looks at modern adaptations of two of Shakespeare's major works, Hamlet and The Tempest, and how canonical texts inspire new works. This course interrogates the cultural currency of Shakespeare in contemporary literature - what themes survive? What stories are we still interested in telling, and why? How do contemporary events affect the stories we want to tell and how we tell them? No prior knowledge of Shakespeare required, our focus remains on texts from WWI onwards.