READING SCHEDULE FOR E316 SHAKESPARE’S MAJOR PLAYS
CSU FULLERTON, FALL 2011 (TU/TH SECTION)

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COURSE INFORMATION. English 316, Course Code 11477, Section 1. Tu/Th 2:30 – 3:45 p.m., Langsdorf Hall (LH) 315B. Instructor: Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D. Office hours: Tuesday 1:30 2:30 p.m. in University Hall (UH) 329. Email: ajdrake_at_ajdrake.com. Catalog: “A study of Shakespeare’s major plays. Units (3). Prereq: English 101 or equivalent.’’ English 316 is a required course for the Bachelor of Arts degree (and for a minor) in English, and it serves as a prerequisite for English 416, an advanced seminar in Shakespeare.”

REQUIRED TEXTS AT TITAN BOOKSTORE

Greenblatt, Stephen et al., eds. The Norton Shakespeare. 2nd ed. Four-Volume Genre Paperback Set. Norton, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0-393-93152-5.

QUESTIONS FOR JOURNALS AND PRESENTATIONS

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SCHEDULE: WORKS DISCUSSED ON DATES INDICATED

WEEK 1

Note: At relevant points, 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.

Tu. 08/23. Course Introduction.

Th. 08/25. Course Introduction.

WEEK 2

Tu. 08/30. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-96; Acts 1-3, Comedies 367-408).

Th. 09/01. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-96; Acts 4-5, Comedies 408-424).

WEEK 3

Tu. 09/06. The Merchant of Venice (1596-97; Acts 1-3, Comedies 425-73).

Th. 09/08. The Merchant of Venice (1596-97; Acts 4-5, Comedies 473-89).

WEEK 4

Tu. 09/13. Twelfth Night (1601-02; Acts 1-3, Comedies 689-736).

Th. 09/15. Twelfth Night (1601-02; Acts 4-5, Comedies 736-750).

WEEK 5

Tu. 09/20. All’s Well That Ends Well (1602-03; Acts 1-3, Comedies 911-57).

Th. 09/22. All’s Well That Ends Well (1602-03; Acts 4-5, Comedies 957-79).

WEEK 6

Tu. 09/27. Titus Andronicus (1593-94; Acts 1-3, Tragedies 115-55).

Th. 09/29. Titus Andronicus (1593-94; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 155-79).

WEEK 7

Tu. 10/04. Julius Caesar. (1599; Acts 1-3, Tragedies 257-302).

Th. 10/06. Julius Caesar. (1599; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 302-321).

WEEK 8

Tu. 10/11. Antony and Cleopatra (1606-07; Acts 1-3, Tragedies 879-940).

Th. 10/13. Antony and Cleopatra (1606-07; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 940-967).

WEEK 9

Tu. 10/18. Macbeth (1606; Acts 1-3, Tragedies 815-57).

Th. 10/20. Macbeth (1606; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 857-78).

WEEK 10

Tu. 10/25. Hamlet (1600-01; Acts 1-2, Tragedies 323-72).

Th. 10/27. Hamlet (1600-01; Acts 3-4, Tragedies 372-408).

WEEK 11

Tu. 11/01. Hamlet (1600-01; Act 5, Tragedies 408-424)

Th. 11/03. King Lear (1605; Act 1, Tragedies Intro 571-81, conflated text 739-59).

WEEK 12

Tu. 11/08. King Lear (1605; Acts 2-3, conflated text 759-87).

Th. 11/10. King Lear (1605; Acts 4-5, Tragedies conflated text 787-813).

WEEK 13

Tu. 11/15. The Winter’s Tale (1610-11; Acts 1-3, Romances and Poems 191-235).

Th. 11/17. The Winter’s Tale (1610-11; Acts 4-5, Romances and Poems 235-271).

WEEK 14

Tu. 11/22. Fall Recess. No Classes.

Th. 11/24. Fall Recess. No Classes.

WEEK 15

Tu. 11/29. The Tempest (1611; Acts 1-3, Romances and Poems 365-410).

Th. 12/01. The Tempest (1611; Acts 4-5, Romances and Poems 410-425).

WEEK 16

Tu. 12/06. All Is True, or, Henry VIII (1612; Acts 1-3, Histories 847-906).

Th. 12/08. All Is True, or, Henry VIII (1612; Acts 4-5, Histories 906-929).

FINALS WEEK

Final Exam Date: Thursday, December 15, 2:30 – 4:20 p.m.