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Universidad Complutense!! GRADO EN LENGUAS MODERNAS

de Madrid!! ! ! English Renaissance Drama

Curso académico!!!!

2018-2019!! ! ! -802950-. OBLIGATORIA. ETCS: 6 Grupo T !! ! ! !

Facultad de Filología

Departamento de inglés

Grado en estudios ingleses

COURSE SYLLABUS

Instructor: ! !Prof. J. Miras! ! ! Term: 19th Sept.- 20th Dec. 2018

Office: ! ! 42B-Filología A! ! ! Class Meeting Days: Wednesdays & Thursdays

Phone: ! ! (34) 91 394 77 75! ! ! Class Location:!A-43 !!

E-Mail:! ! [email protected]!! ! Class Meeting Hours: 15:00 -17:00

Office Hours: !Thrs & Fridays10:30-13:30 ! !

Welcome aboard!

We are under sail for a fascinating escape to the utterly rewarding experience of enjoying the most

fascinating plays written by the greatest English playwrights of all tyme. These are the ages of Kyd,

Marlowe, Shakespeare, Webster, Marston and Jonson, among others. Issues like revenge,

crossdressing, illicit sex, witchcraft, seasonal festivity and popular culture, feature prominently in their

exciting works we shall discuss.

Course Overview

This course examines the theatre of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, its evolution and

development with an eye to its theatrical, social and cultural contexts. The plays cover the period

1576-1642; the former being the date in which the first commertical “playhouse” was built, the latter

the year in which the theatres were closed by the Puritans.

Requirements

You will have attained a B1.2 level of English -as described by the European Framework for

Languages- allowing you to follow the class, read the texts, write critically and sit an exam in the

other language. Extensive reading and writing practice will prove helpful, for the course is

challenging, and the material quite daunting.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

This survey of the most salient early modern English playwrights seeks to inspire and stimulate you to

enjoy their fascinating cultural heritage.

You will be able to identify playwrights, genres and periods. You will gain familiarity with the

language typical of Renaissance plays, same as with the cultural and historical context informing

them. You will also be familiar with and able to apply various techniques and methods of analysis and

to develop -simultaneously- your own critical competence to explain, interpret and evaluate the plays

under study which is our chief aim.

English Renaissane Drama: Course Syllabus. Prof. J. Miras,!pg. 1

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Universidad Complutense!! GRADO EN LENGUAS MODERNAS

de Madrid!!!! English Renaissance Drama

Curso académico!!!! 2018-2019!!!! -802950-. OBLIGATORIA. ETCS: 6 Grupo T!!!!! Facultad de Filología Departamento de inglés Grado en estudios ingleses COURSE SYLLABUS Instructor: Prof. J. Miras Term: 19th Sept.- 20th Dec. 2018 Office: 42B-Filología A Class Meeting Days: Wednesdays & Thursdays Phone: (34) 91 394 77 75 Class Location: A- E-Mail: [email protected] Class Meeting Hours: 15:00 -17: Office Hours: Thrs & Fridays10:30-13: Welcome aboard! We are under sail for a fascinating escape to the utterly rewarding experience of enjoying the most fascinating plays written by the greatest English playwrights of all tyme. These are the ages of Kyd, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Webster, Marston and Jonson, among others. Issues like revenge, crossdressing, illicit sex, witchcraft, seasonal festivity and popular culture, feature prominently in their exciting works we shall discuss. Course Overview This course examines the theatre of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, its evolution and development with an eye to its theatrical, social and cultural contexts. The plays cover the period 1576-1642; the former being the date in which the first commertical “playhouse” was built, the latter the year in which the theatres were closed by the Puritans. Requirements You will have attained a B1.2 level of English -as described by the European Framework for Languages- allowing you to follow the class, read the texts, write critically and sit an exam in the other language. Extensive reading and writing practice will prove helpful, for the course is challenging, and the material quite daunting. Aims and Learning Outcomes This survey of the most salient early modern English playwrights seeks to inspire and stimulate you to enjoy their fascinating cultural heritage. You will be able to identify playwrights, genres and periods. You will gain familiarity with the language typical of Renaissance plays, same as with the cultural and historical context informing them. You will also be familiar with and able to apply various techniques and methods of analysis and to develop -simultaneously- your own critical competence to explain, interpret and evaluate the plays under study which is our chief aim.

Methodology Class meetings will consists of readings, lectures and discussions teams, as well as analysis of texts by students, who are required to contribute their own interpretations. You will have read the selected works and come prepared to discuss them, with an eye to the history and evolution of the forms, so much as to its technical characteristics, themes, form and content. You must bring your personal copy of the text and be ready to contribute your ideas to the class. The course will, thus, place strong emphasis on oral discussions and exercises (study guides, reflections, etc.). Final Grade Calculator Seminar 5% Attendance 15 % Assignement

Final Test

Evaluation Evaluation on this course shall be based on active participation and on assigments on a specific play, author, or cultural/social issue. Grades will be calibrated by a final test. Notice that active participation will receive 50% of the total. Since this is a discussion-based class. You will be required to contribute your ideas in a discussion team or seminar by which you will offer to the class your findings on the punctual issue scheduled. Inscription of the teams on this or that particular seminar will be anounced in due course. Your attendance and participation must be fairly regular. You shall team up for the analysis of specific plays/issues through a project assignment or oral presentation , which must be effectively rendered. Topics will not be repeated but chosen on a “First come, first served” bases. The final test will consist of a series of essays to determine both that the candidate has appreciated the works and has gained an abilily to offer their own critical interpretations. Mandatory Readings Besides the articles (biographical, social, critical pieces, etc,) made available as handouts, you will be required to read and to analyze... The following three PLAYS The Spanish Tragedy , by Thomas Kyd Dr Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe A Midsummer’s Night Dream , by William Shakespeare Except for the Shakespeare play, the text of all other three will be that in Arthur F. Kinney (2005) Renaissance Drama. An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments. Oxford/Malden/and Victoria: Blackwell Publishing, given the suitable background introductions and illuminating glosses in footnotes it offers.

To the playwrights Barber, C.L. (1959): Shakespeare’s Festive Comedy: A Study of Dramatic Form and its Relation to Social Custom. Princeton: Princeton Univeristy Press. Bate, J. (1997) The Genius of Shakespeare. London: Macmillan Press. Berry, R. (1972) Shakespeare’s Comedies: Explorations in Form. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Caputi, Anthony (1961) John Marston, Satirist. Ithaca, New York: Cornel University Press. Drakakis, J. (ed.) (1985) Alternative Shakespeares. London/New York: Methuen. Edwards, P. (1966): Thomas Kyd and Early elizabethan Tragedy. Writers and theur works. London: Longmans & Green. Friedenrieich, K. Gill, R; and Kuriyama, C.B. (eds.) (1988): A Poet & a fithy Play-maker: New Essays on Cristopher Marlowe. Nuew York: University of Columbia Press. Fry, N. (1967) Fools of Time: Studies in Shakespearean Tragedy. Oxford: OUP. Grantley, D. & Roberts, P. (eds.) (1996). Christopher Marlowe and English Renaissance Culture. Aldershot Scolar Press. Healey, Thomas (1994). Christopher Marlowe. Plymouth: Northcote House. Ingram, R.W. (1978) John Marston. Boston: Twayne Publishers. Kernan, A. (1977): Two Renaissance Mythmakers: Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson. Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press. Murray, Peter B. (1969). Thomas Kyd. New York: Twayne Publishers. Sanders, W. (1968): The Dramatist and the Received Idea: studies in the Plays of Marlowe and Shakespeare. Cambridge: CUP. Waller, G. (ed.) (1991) Shakespeare’s Comedies. London and New York: Longman. To Literary Resources on the Net. Early Modern Drama Database, Links to Literature: Thomas Kyd http://www.linkstoliterature.com/kyd.htm. Renaissance Texts Luminarium http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/ Important Dates to Remember Please, jot down and double check the national and local feasts, highlighted in our tentative schedule, while planning your attendance. November 1st (Todos los santos); December 1st (Inmaculada). Office Hours & Email Policy These times (see above) are set aside to discuss the course. I look forward to meeting you; so, please, drop by. Still, let me know when you shall be coming. I will only answer e-mails at tutorial times. Academic Misconduct Plagiarism, cheating in any form, is a serious academic offense. Any instance of plagiarism or cheating will lower your grade -class participation et al.- right away. Plagiarism is the passing off of someone else’s ideas or words as your own. To prevent any misconception about what constitutes plagiarism, please, ask now!

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