Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost offered by Harvard University
- Private University
3 Campuses- Estd. 1636
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost at Harvard University Overview
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost
at Harvard University
An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays.
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Course Level | UG Certificate |
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost at Harvard University Highlights
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost
at Harvard University
- Credit Audit for Free Add a Verified Certificate for $99
- Topics covered:Shakespeare, Theater, Culture, Literature, Europe
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost at Harvard University Course details
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost
at Harvard University
What are the course deliverables?
- Appreciate Shakespearean dramaturgy and language
- Identify historical contexts that illuminate Shakespeare’s artistic choices
- Explore the implications of different theatrical and performance interpretations
More about this course
- In the first act of William Shakespeare’s
- Hamlet
- The Ghost of the dead King of Denmark appears to his son, setting off a chain of events that culminates in the play’s notoriously bloody finale. But how would this mysterious figure have been understood in Shakespeare’s world?
- Harvard professor Stephen Greenblatt (John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities) guides learners through an exploration of the Ghost in
- Hamlet
- , considering both its uncanny theatrical power and the historical contexts from which it emerged. Learners will be introduced to the narrative sources of
- Hamlet
- The religious convictions that shaped how people in Renaissance England understood the afterlife, and the ways that Shakespeare’s Ghost would have thrilled and challenged its original audience. Learners will also be invited to share their own theatrical interpretations of
- Hamlet
- and to consider how the themes of death, mourning, and memory shape Shakespeare’s play as well as their own lives.
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost at Harvard University Curriculum
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost
at Harvard University
Part I. The Ghost in Act One
Part II. Ideas of the Afterlife in Shakespeare’s World
Part III. Beyond Act One
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost at Harvard University Faculty details
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost
at Harvard University
Stephen Greenblatt
Designation : Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University
Other courses offered by Harvard University
4 years
A++ Shiksha Grade
View Other 623 Courses
Study in USAUniversities in USAUniversities in CambridgeHarvard UniversityShakespear's Hamlet: The GhostShakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost at Harvard University Popular & recent articles
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost
at Harvard University
Raushan Kumar · Jan 13, 2025
View more articles
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost at Harvard University Contact Information
Shakespear's Hamlet: The Ghost
at Harvard University
Address
1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Cambridge ( Massachusetts)
Phone
Go to College Website ->