ENL 3334.002 Fall 2023 Yu

This class is designed to increase your enjoyment and understanding of Shakespeare’s work through a close reading of the texts in relation to their social and historical settings of the Renaissance or the early modern period in England. Throughout the semester, we will cover four dramatic genres of Shakespeare’s texts and his poems including sonnets. In addition to Shakespeare’s texts, we will watch modern renditions of his work on stage and screen. With these materials in different media, we will also discuss how a text could be transmediated throughout different media.

This class will be based on class discussions, so students are expected to read assigned texts before coming to class and participate in class discussions. Throughout the semester, students will be required to write weekly response papers, a close reading essay, and a final research paper.

This class satisfies the requirement for coursework in Pre-1800 distribution.