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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : English Literature

Postgraduate Course: Cinematic Shakespeare (ENLI11014)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course focuses on the cinematic treatments of Shakespeare's plays over the last fifty years, a period which has seen some remarkable interpretations and appropriations of Shakespearian drama. Following an initial engagement with some basic issues in film theory, the course examines in detail film versions of eight plays, looking at the work of directors such as Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Baz Luhrmann, and Kenneth Branagh. In addition, the course examines films such as Al Pacino's Looking for Richard, which need to be understood as something other than adaptations. In doing so, it explores the cultural and formal significane of film, the relationship between film and literature, and the various meanings and functions of Shakespeare in contemporary culture.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Purchase of essential texts as required.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the students should have acquired an understanding of the key issues relating to the adaptation of Shakespeare's plays for the cinema. In addition, the students should have a familiarity with the broader cultural questions pertaining to Shakespeare in today's world: the meanings he has acquired, and the interpretations and appropriations to which he has become subject. In addition, they should have gained a detailed knowledge of the work of a number of directors who have adapted Shakespeare's work for the screen, and the ability to relate the work of individual directors to more general intellectual and cultural trends.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 2 hour(s) per week for 1 week(s).
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr David Salter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3055
Email: David.Salter@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk
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