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Shakespeare's Life and Work at Harvard University Overview
Shakespeare's Life and Work
at Harvard University
Learn how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance.
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Course Level | UG Certificate |
Shakespeare's Life and Work at Harvard University Highlights
Shakespeare's Life and Work
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- Topics covered:Shakespeare, Theater, Culture, History, Literature, Europe
Shakespeare's Life and Work at Harvard University Course details
Shakespeare's Life and Work
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What are the course deliverables?
- The cultural significance of Shakespeare's plays and their performance
- How Shakespeare’s work was considered in his own time and in the present, in his own country and around the world
- Different approaches to textual interpretation
- How to consider authorial intention, historical context, and present relevance
- How to analyze Shakespeare's plays on the page and in performance
- Foundational knowledge on Shakespeare that can be applied to his specific works
More about this course
- How do we read Shakespeare Do his plays belong to the past or the present To a famed dramatic genius or to readers and audiences around the globe What do his plays really mean
- Moving between the world in which Shakespeare lived and the present day, this course will introduce different kinds of literary analysis that you can use when reading Shakespeare. With short videos filmed on location in England and readings covering topics like Shakespeare's contemporaries and the politics of modern performance, you will learn a range of critical tools that you can use to unlock the meaning and relevance of Shakespeare’s plays.
- Join us as we visit Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born in 1564; London, the lively city where he began as an actor; and the Globe Theater, where his first plays were performed. This journey through Shakespeare’s life will transport you to another era and will give you a new perspective on his timeless work.
Shakespeare's Life and Work at Harvard University Curriculum
Shakespeare's Life and Work
at Harvard University
Biographical interpretation
Historical interpretation
Presentist interpretation
Shakespeare's Life and Work at Harvard University Faculty details
Shakespeare's Life and Work
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Stephen Greenblatt
Designation : Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University
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