2016-2017 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 30, 2024  
2016-2017 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

ENGL 221H - Shakespeare and his World


Credits: Four (4)
Prerequisite: Membership in Bascom Honors Program
This course will read Shakespeare’s plays as well as the culture of his time in both his home town, Stratford and in London. Students will learn about Shakespeare’s origins, his family, his friends, and his fellow writers and actors in the theater. The course will also study Shakespeare’s language and the material culture of his time with the purpose of developing a Shakespearean exhibit of objects and artifacts showcasing his culture and life. All of this will be done for the celebration of his death in 1616 to be presented on campus during 2016.