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Shakespeare and Renaissance Mentalities (P01332)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-ShakRenMe

Interdisciplinary study of the texts of Shakespeare's plays applying the methodology of the 'new history' and 'new historicist' literary criticism. Special focus on the psychology of power and patterns of religious belief, as well as audience perception in the age of religious wars.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

An understanding of:
- the positive and negative aspects of using literary texts as historical evidence.
- the new mental worlds of Renaissance Europe.
- the relationship between 'popular' and 'learned' culture.