{"id":2678,"date":"2024-06-17T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare\/?page_id=2678"},"modified":"2025-04-05T18:40:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T01:40:25","slug":"olli-fall-2024-syllabus-tues-at-mab2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare\/olli-fall-2024-syllabus-tues-at-mab2\/","title":{"rendered":"OLLI Fall 2024 Syllabus – Tues. at MAB2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Course Title: Shakespeare’s Comic and Tragic Modes:<\/strong>
As You Like It<\/em><\/strong>, Measure for Measure, Macbeth, Hamlet<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time:<\/strong> Fall 2024. Tues. 9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. (Sept. 17 \u2013 Nov. 19, no holidays.)
Location:<\/strong> Maryland Pkwy campus, 4350 S. Maryland Pkwy. MAB2. Room TBD.
Instructor: <\/strong>Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D.
Email:<\/strong> ajdrake@ajdrake.com<\/a>
Shakespeare Web:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Materials Specific to This Class<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As You Like It <\/em>\u2013 Questions<\/a> | Commentary<\/a>
Measure for Measure <\/em>\u2013 Questions<\/a> | Commentary<\/a>
Macbeth <\/em>\u2013 Questions<\/a> | Commentary<\/a>
Hamlet \u2013<\/em> Questions<\/a> | Commentary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction to Shakespeare’s Life & Times (Drake)<\/a>
Intro. to Shakespeare’s Language & Art, Pt. 1 (Drake)<\/a>
Intro. to Shakespeare’s Language & Art, Pt. 2 (Drake)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended Texts (<\/strong>*These editions can generally be bought used at much lower cost than new.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare. As You Like It: <\/em>A Norton Critical Edition.<\/em> W. W. Norton, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0393927627.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare. Measure for Measure:<\/em> A Norton Critical Edition.<\/em> W. W. Norton, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0393931716.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare. Macbeth:<\/em> A Norton Critical Edition.<\/em> W. W. Norton, 2013. ISBN-13: 978-0393923261.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare. Hamlet:<\/em> A Norton Critical Edition.<\/em> W. W. Norton, 2019. ISBN-13: 978-0393640106.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or, you may prefer the Norton genre set: Greenblatt, Stephen et al., eds. The Norton Shakespeare. <\/em>4-vol. bundle. 3rd edition. New York: W. W. Norton, 2015. ISBN-13: 978-0393265460. (Used editions are sometimes available for $60-$70 online. New, the set costs about $120.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course Overview: <\/strong>We will examine the variety within Shakespeare\u2019s comic and tragic plays. As You Like It <\/em>is a sunny comedy with a heroine, Rosalind, who helps her suitor gain insight into true love. Measure for Measure <\/em>is a dark comedy that unsparingly explores the difficulties of maintaining civility among flawed human beings. Macbeth<\/em> is a taut tragedy in which a warrior pursues the crown promised him by supernatural insight, only to destroy his own soul. Hamlet <\/em>is a sprawling tragedy in which the protagonist\u2019s interiority conflicts with the revenge-command given him by his murdered father, making him anything but a straightforward \u201crevenger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Note:<\/strong> We will watch segments from excellent film productions, some of which contain material that some viewers may find distressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule (Subject to change)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 1<\/strong>       Sept. 17<\/strong>      Intro to Shakespeare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2      Sept. 24<\/strong>     As You Like It, <\/em>Acts 1-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3      Oct. 01<\/strong>       As You Like It, <\/em>Acts 4-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4      Oct. 08<\/strong>       Measure for Measure, <\/em>Acts 1-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 5      Oct. 15      <\/strong>Measure for Measure, <\/em>Acts 4-5.   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 6      Oct. 22      <\/strong>Macbeth, <\/em>Acts 1-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 7      Oct. 29      <\/strong>Macbeth, <\/em>Acts 4-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 8      Nov. 05      <\/strong>Hamlet, <\/em>Act 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 9      Nov. 12     <\/strong>Hamlet, <\/em>Acts 2-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 10 \u00a0\u00a0 Nov. 19 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Hamlet, <\/em>Acts 4-5 and course retrospective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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