AJ24081 Early Modern English Literature II (culture, poetry, prose, genre innovations)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Tue 16:40–18:15 G31
Course Enrolment Limitations
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The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
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Course objectives (in Czech)
The second part of a series of seminars on early modern English culture and literature. This term is devoted to the theatre and drama of the period.
Syllabus
  • Apart from the discussion of theatre practice, the following plays are planned to be discussed: William Shakespeare, * The Taming of the Shrew (c1592) * King John (c1595) * King Henry IV, Part I (c1597) * King Henry IV, Part II (c1597) * King Henry V (c1598) * Twelfth Night (1601) * Othello (1601-1604) * Troilus and Cressida (c1602) * King Lear (c1605) * Pericles (c1606) * Coriolanus (c1607) * Antony and Cleopatra (c1607) * Cymbeline (c1608) Anonymous, * The Troublesome Reign of King John (c1588-1590) Part I Part II * The Taming of a Shrew (c1588-1594) * The Famous Victories of Henry V (c1594) * Sir John Oldcastle (c1595) * Mucedorus (c1598) George Peele, * The Old Wives Tale (c1588) Robert Greene, * Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay (c1590) Christopher Marlowe, * Doctor Faustus (c1588) version A of 1604 version B of 1616 Anthony Munday, George Peele, William Shakespeare et al., * King Edward III (c1595) Thomas Middleton, * Women Beware Women (1622) William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, * The Two Noble Kinsmen (c1613) John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, * Bonduca (c1614) * Valentinian (c1616) John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, * Sir John van Olden Barnavelt (1618) * The False One (1620) * The Lovers' Progress (1622) Philip Massinger, * The Roman Actor (1626) John Ford, * 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1632)
Language of instruction
English
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