Lecturer in charge: Dr Victor Chang [Room 55 - New Arts Block]

This will be a study of selected tragedies and history plays, with particular attention to Shakespearean dramaturgy and the social contexts of the plays.

Prerequisites: For English Majors : LITS 2207 (E22G) & LITS 2201 (E22A) or LITS 2202 (E22B) or
LITS 2004 (E20D) or LITS 2503 (E25C) or LITS 2706 (E27F)

For Non-Majors : LITS 2207 (E22G)

Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week

Evaluation: In-class tests and 1 term-paper of at least 2,000 words 40%

Final 2-hour exam (2 answers) 60%

Prescribed Texts:

Shakespeare, William. King Lear ( Arden pb)
Shakespeare, William. Troilus and Cressida ( Arden pb)
Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra ( Arden pb)
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet ( Arden pb)

Recommended Texts:

Hyland, Peter. An Introduction to Shakespeare: The Dramatist in His Context ( St Martin 's Press pb)
McDonald, Russ. The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare: An Introduction with Documents (2nd ed., Bedford/St Martin's 2001 pb)