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Note: To listen to an MP3 file, left-click on the relevant hyperlink. If you have DSL or cable modem, it is easy to download and store the entire file (5-15 megabytes). To do that, right-click on the relevant link, choose "Save link as" from the popup menu, and choose a file name and storage location.
SESSION SCHEDULE: FOLLOWING WORKS DISCUSSED ON DATES INDICATED
WEEK 1
Note: At relevant points in the course, please read the Norton General Introduction to Shakespeare (1-99) as well as the Introductions to Comedy (103-18), Tragedy (103-14), History (103-15), and Romance (103-17) in the respective volumes. Introductions to the specific plays are also assigned and are included in the page numbers given below.
M. 08/22. Course Introduction. SESSION AUDIO.
W. 08/24. The Comedy of Errors (1592-94; Acts 1-2, Comedies 245-66). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 2
M. 08/29. The Comedy of Errors (1592-94; Acts 3-5, Comedies 267-93). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 08/31. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595-96; Acts 1-2, Comedies 367-94). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 3
M. 09/05. No classes: Labor Day Holiday, Campus Closed.
W. 09/07. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595-96; Acts 3-5, Comedies 394-424). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 4
M. 09/12. The Merchant of Venice (1596-97; Acts 1-3, Comedies 425-73). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 09/14. The Merchant of Venice (1596-97; Acts 4-5, Comedies 473-89). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 5
M. 09/19. Twelfth Night (1601-02; Acts 1-3, Comedies 689-736). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 09/21. Twelfth Night (1601-02; Acts 4-5, Comedies 736-750). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 6
M. 09/26. The Life and Death of King John (1594-96; Acts 1-3, Histories 529-70). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 09/28. The Life and Death of King John (1594-96; Acts 4-5, Histories 570-94). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 7
M. 10/03. Titus Andronicus (1593-94; Acts 1-3, Tragedies 115-55). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 10/05. Titus Andronicus (1593-94; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 155-79). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 8
M. 10/10. Romeo and Juliet (1595-96; Acts 1-3, Tragedies 181-238). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 10/12. Romeo and Juliet (1595-96; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 238-56). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 9
M. 10/17. Othello (1604; Acts 1-3, Tragedies 425-81). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 10/19. Othello (1604; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 481-507). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 10
M. 10/24. Hamlet (1600-01; Acts 1-2, Tragedies 323-72). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 10/26. Hamlet (1600-01; Acts 3-4, Tragedies 372-408). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 11
M. 10/31. Hamlet (1600-01; Act 5, Tragedies 408-24). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 11/02. King Lear (1605; Act 1, Tragedies Intro 571-81, conflated text 739-59). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 12
M. 11/07. King Lear (1605; Acts 2-3, conflated text 759-87). SESSION AUDIO.
W. 11/09. King Lear (1605; Acts 4-5, Tragedies conflated text 787-813). SESSION AUDIO.
WEEK 13
M. 11/14. Henry V (1599; Acts 1-3, Histories 759-805). SESSION AUDIO. Available soon after session.
W. 11/16. Henry V (1599; Acts 4-5, Histories 805-836). SESSION AUDIO. Available soon after session.
WEEK 14
M. 11/21. Fall Recess. No Classes.
W. 11/23. Fall Recess. No Classes.
WEEK 15
M. 11/28. Cymbeline (1609-10; Acts 1-3, Romances and Poems 273-313). SESSION AUDIO. Available soon after session.
W. 11/30. Cymbeline (1609-10; Acts 4-5, Romances and Poems 313-64). SESSION AUDIO. Available soon after session.
WEEK 16
M. 12/05. The Tempest (1611; Acts 1-3, Romances and Poems 365-410). SESSION AUDIO. Available soon after session.
W. 12/07. The Tempest (1611; Acts 4-5, Romances and Poems 410-425). SESSION AUDIO. Available soon after session.
TEXTS USED
Greenblatt, Stephen et al., eds. The Norton Shakespeare. 2nd edition. Four-Volume Genre Paperback Set. Norton, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0-393-93152-5.
Technical Note: I record audio files in class with a digital voice recorder, transfer them via USB to my laptop, edit them in WavePad Sound Editor and convert them to 16 kbps mp3 files for uploading to this wiki site.