Undergraduate Course: Shakespeare's Roman Plays (LLLG07025)
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 | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
Politics, violence, republicanism, stoic virtue: all this and more in Shakespeare¿s Roman plays. Shakespeare was fascinated by ancient Rome throughout all his creative life. We will study versions of 'Titus Andronicus' (1593), 'Julius Caesar' (1599), 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606-7), and his final study of Roman culture, 'Coriolanus' (1607) using class discussion and DVD extracts. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students should be able to:
¿ demonstrate a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare¿s language
¿ explain the concepts and structures of a ¿Roman¿ play
¿ discuss what ancient Rome meant to Shakespeare and his contemporaries
¿ evaluate adaptations and stagings of Shakespeare
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Caroline Bamford
Tel: (0131 6)50 4322
Email: Caroline.Bamford@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)50 3943
Email: marie.craft@ed.ac.uk |
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