Undergraduate Course: Shakespeare and the Tragedy of Love (LLLG07084)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Some of the greatest Elizabethan and Jacobean tragedies revolve around conflicts between love and duty, accepted forms of sexuality versus transgressive ones, and between jealousy and trust. This course will examine some of the superb tragedies written during this period, focusing on the unruly passion of love. |
| Course description |
This course will examine key dramas such as Marlowe's Edward II (c.1592); Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (c.1596), Othello (1602-4), and Anthony and Cleopatra (1606-7). The course will conclude with one of the finest Jacobean tragedies on this theme, Middleton's The Changeling (1622).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 16 |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 19,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
79 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
one 2000 word essay |
| Feedback |
Students are given opportunity to submit a practice essay in week 6, with feedback on it being provided in week 7 |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Appreciate the special characteristics of the love tragendy sub-genre
- Understand the developments of the genre from 1590 to 1625
- Analyse the works covered in their cultural and historical contexts
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Rachael King
Tel:
Email: Rachael.King@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: D.McMillan@ed.ac.uk |
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