{"id":397,"date":"2024-04-14T07:54:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T14:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare\/?page_id=397"},"modified":"2024-05-27T18:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T01:52:26","slug":"olli-summer-2024-syllabus-tu-at-aliante","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare\/olli-summer-2024-syllabus-tu-at-aliante\/","title":{"rendered":"OLLI Summer 2024 Syllabus – Tu. at Aliante"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Course Title: Shakespeare’s Outsiders:<\/strong>
Richard the Thir<\/em><\/strong>d, The Merchant of Venice, Othello<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time:<\/strong> Summer 2024. Tues. 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (May 28 \u2013 July 16.)
Location:<\/strong> Aliante Library, 2400 Deer Springs Way,
North Las Vegas, NV 89084. Room TBD.
Instructor: <\/strong>Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D.
Email:<\/strong> ajdrake@ajdrake.com<\/a>
Instructor’s 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

Richard III\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Questions<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Commentary<\/a>
Merchant of Venice\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Questions<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Commentary<\/a>
Othello \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Questions<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Commentary<\/a>\u00a0(New version coming soon \u2026)<\/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><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare, William. Richard III<\/em>. Eds. Barbara A Mowat et al. Folger Shakespeare Library. New York & London: Simon & Schuster, 2018. ISBN-13: 978-1476786926.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice<\/em>. Eds. Barbara A. Mowat et al. Folger Shakespeare Library. New York & London: Simon & Schuster, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0743477567.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare, William. Othello. <\/em>Eds. Barbara A Mowat et al. Folger Shakespeare Library. New York & London: Simon & Schuster, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1501146299.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Possible <\/strong><\/span>Alternative Choices<\/u>:<\/strong> Arden Shakespeare paperback editions are relatively inexpensive and offer good notes. The Folger Shakespeare Library offers e-texts from the following addresses (no notes, but the texts are excellent):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Folger Shakespeare Online Text of Richard the Third<\/em><\/a>
Folger Shakespeare Online Text of The Merchant of Venice<\/em><\/a>
Folger Shakespeare Online Text of Othello<\/em><\/a>
Shakespeare’s Words: A Dictionary (David & Ben Crystal)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course Overview: <\/strong>We will cover three plays that represent characters audiences may view as \u201coutsiders\u201d to their respective societies. Richard III, Shylock, and Othello clearly belong in this category\u2014Richard is a member of the royal family, but seethes at the \u201cfair, well-spoken\u201d times that bar him from true belonging and advancement; Shylock is a Jewish moneylender among Christians who despise him; and Othello is a valiant \u201cMoor\u201d working to defend a Venetian republic alien to him in its subtle, pleasure-seeking ways. We will examine these characters most intently, but we will also consider others whose status and circumstances are in question. The \u201cInsider\/Outsider\u201d opposition in Shakespeare\u2019s drama repays close study for what it reveals about the plays in which it is most present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Week 1<\/strong>      May 28<\/strong>    Intro to Shakespeare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2     June 04<\/strong>    Richard the Third, <\/em>Acts 1-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3     June 11<\/strong>    Richard the Third, <\/em>Acts 4-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4     June 18<\/strong>    The Merchant of Venice, <\/em>Act 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 5     June 25    <\/strong>The Merchant of Venice, <\/em>Acts 2-3.   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 6     July 02     <\/strong>The Merchant of Venice, <\/em>Acts 4-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 7     July 09     <\/strong>Othello, <\/em>Acts 1-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 8     July 16     <\/strong>Othello, <\/em>Acts 4-5 and course retrospective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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