| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Great courses. Literature & language (English literature) |
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Great courses (DVD). Literature & language. English literature.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 Approaching Shakespeare - The Scene Begins Episode 2 Shakespeare's Theater and Stagecraft Episode 3 A Midsummer Night's Dream - Comic Tools Episode 4 A Midsummer Night's Dream - Comic Structure Episode 5 Romeo and Juliet - Words, Words, Words Episode 6 Romeo and Juliet - The Tools of Tragedy Episode 7 Appearance versus Reality in Twelfth Night Episode 8 Twelfth Night - More Comic Tools Episode 9 Richard II - History and Kingship Episode 10 Politics as Theater in Henry IV, Part I Episode 11 Henry IV, Part 2 - Contrast and Complexity Episode 12 The Drama of Ideas in Henry V Episode 13 Macbeth - 'Foul and Fair' Episode 14 The Tragic Woman in Macbeth Episode 15 Staging Hamlet Episode 16 The Religious Drama of Hamlet Episode 17 The Women of Hamlet Episode 18 The Merchant of Venice - Comedy or Tragedy? Episode 19 The Arc of Character in The Merchant of Venice Episode 20 Measure for Measure - Is This Comedy? Episode 21 Measure for Measure - Overcoming Tragedy Episode 22 Tools of Romance in The Tempest Episode 23 The Tempest - Shakespeare's Farewell to Art Episode 24 The Tools for a Lifetime of Shakespeare. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Marc C. Conner, Washington and Lee University. |
| Summary |
Shakespeare's plays are masterworks, but they can be hard to understand for a modern English speaker. Gain direct insight into Shakespeare's writing in this course which explains how to enter Shakespeare's world, how to grasp what's happening in his plays, and how to enjoy each play on both the page and the stage. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Study and teaching.
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| Added Author |
Conner, Marc C., 1965- teacher, speaker.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11527480 |
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