| Module Identifier | DR30620 | ||
| Module Title | SHAKESPEARE IN PERFORMANCE | ||
| Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
| Co-ordinator | Dr David Rabey | ||
| Semester | Semester 2 | ||
| Pre-Requisite | DR10120 , DR10220 | ||
| Course delivery | Lecture | 20 Hours | |
| Seminar | 10 Hours | ||
| Assessment | Exam | 2 Hours | 60% |
| Essay | Essay (2500 words) | 40% | |
Aims
To examine a number of Shakespeare texts and to explore ways in which:
- Their creation and mediation was determined by original staging circumstances.
- Later generations restaged them in ways to create new meanings
- They might be staged creatively today.
Learning Outcomes:
Typically, upon completion of this module students should be able:
- To demonstrate a critical and analytical awareness of the theatricality of specific Shakespeare plays.
- To reflect analytically and critically on the assumptions which documented production choices embody.
- To show an understanding of the implications various critical approaches may generate for production choices.
Content:
During the study for this module students will encounter differing approaches to performances of selected texts.
Reading Lists
Books
Essential Reading:.
The Taming of the Shrew.
Othello.
Twelfth Night.
King Lear.
Titus Andronicus.
Coriolanus.
The Winter's Tale.
One other text to be chosen..
** Recommended Text
Calderwood, J.L.. (1989)
The Properties of Othello.
Dessen, Alan. (1989)
Titus Andronicus. Shakespeare in Performance: Manchester
Holderness, Graham. (1989)
The Taming of The Shrew. Shakespeare in Performance: Manchester
Leggatt, Alexander. (1991)
King Lear. Shakespeare in Performance: Manchester
Mangan, Michael. (1991)
A Preface to Shakespeare's Tragedies. Longman
Mangan, Michael.
A Preface to Shakespeare's Comedies. Longman
Parsons, K., & Mason, P. (eds). (1995)
Shakespeare in Performance.
Ripley, John. (1998)
`Coriolanus? on Stage in England and America 1609-1994. AUP, London
Thomson, Peter. (1992)
Shakespeare?s Theatre. Routledge