ENG 464

Shakespeare: Selected Plays

Spring 2007
Webster Newbold, Instructor
wnewbold@bsu.edu

RB 106  Mon and Wed 3:00

Office: RB 2108  285-8377 wnewbold@bsu.edu
Hours: Mon and Wed 10:00 - 11:50
Tues 1:00-2:00
Thurs, Fri by appointment
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Course Description

A study of representative plays (comedies, histories, and tragedies) and selected poems designed to help students to a fundamental understanding of Shakespeare's artistry and achievement as well as an appreciation of his position in English literature.  Special attention will be given to the social and historical context of his works and to their universal appeal and continuing relevance.

Text

The Norton Shakespeare. Stephen Greenblatt et al., eds.  4 volumes (comedies, histories, tragedies, romances and poems). New York: Norton, 1997. 

last revised Jan 19, 2007