Studies in World Literature in English: Literatures of Decolonization The format of the class includes lectures as well as discussion, all based on questions and comments from students. What is the rule, and what is the exception in Shakespeare's works? Who has the last word in a tragedy and why? What about comedies ending with a character addressing the audience? What are the rules of theater, and what are the rules of literature? Who creates them and for what purpose? When do they get transgressed, and why? A tentative list of the readings includes Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, Troilus and Cressida, King Lear, and Cymbeline, as well as the sonnets. One of the main topics we'd like to focus on is the oscillation between regular and irregular. We'll be reading a limited number of plays and some of the poetry. This class focuses on a selection of works from Shakespeare’s entire career.
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