{"id":4659,"date":"2024-10-25T13:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare\/?page_id=4659"},"modified":"2025-04-19T06:58:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T13:58:32","slug":"olli-spring-2025-syllabus-mon-at-mab2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare\/olli-spring-2025-syllabus-mon-at-mab2\/","title":{"rendered":"OLLI Spring 2025 Syllabus – Mon. at MAB2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Course Title: Shakespeare’s Comic and Tragic Modes:<\/strong>
A Midsummer Night’s Dream<\/em><\/strong>, Twelfth Night<\/strong><\/em>
Julius Caesar, King Lear<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time:<\/strong> Spring 2025. Mon. 11:00 a.m. \u2013 12:45 p.m.
Dates:<\/strong> Feb. 03 \u2013 Apr. 14. Pres. Day is Feb. 17, Spr. Break Mar. 17-23.
Location:<\/strong> Maryland Pkwy campus, 4350 S. Maryland Pkwy.\u00a0MAB2. Room TBD.
Instructor: <\/strong>Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D.
Email:<\/strong> ajdrake@ajdrake.com<\/a> | Web:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Norton Critical Edition. <\/em>Norton, 2018. ISBN-13: 978-0393923575.
Shakespeare. Twelfth Night: A Norton Critical Edition.<\/em> Norton, Jan. 2025. ISBN-13: 978-0393264258.
Shakespeare. Julius Caesar:<\/em> A Norton Critical Edition.<\/em> Norton, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0393932638.
Shakespeare. King Lear:<\/em> A Norton Critical Edition.<\/em> Norton, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0393926644.<\/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. Folger and Arden paperbacks are also excellent.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will examine two of Shakespeare\u2019s comedies and two tragedies. Both A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream <\/em>and Twelfth Night <\/em>pay tribute to the chaos inherent in the love pursuit. The main characters try to shape their destiny, but the happy outcomes they enjoy depend on powers beyond their efforts. Julius Caesar <\/em>and King Lear <\/em>deal with the consequences of attempts to settle the affairs of mighty realms. Brutus and Cassius believe that with Caesar slain, Rome\u2019s slippage into tyranny will end, but events prove them wrong. Lear tries to forestall \u201cfuture strife\u201d by dividing his authority among three daughters, but in doing so, he unwittingly unleashes a wave of violence that nearly destroys his kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

A Midsummer Night’s Dream <\/em>\u2013 Questions<\/a> | Commentary<\/a>
Twelfth Night <\/em>\u2013 Questions<\/a> | Commentary<\/a>
Julius Caesar <\/em>\u2013 Questions<\/a> | Commentary<\/a>
King Lear \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

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

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

Week 1<\/strong>        Feb. 03<\/strong>        Course Intro; A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, <\/em>Acts 1-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2       Feb. 10<\/strong>       A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, <\/em>Acts 3-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3       Feb. 17<\/strong>        Presidents\u2019 Day Holiday\u2014No classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4       Feb. 24      <\/strong>Twelfth Night, <\/em>Acts 1-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 5       Mar. 03      <\/strong>Twelfth Night, <\/em>Acts 3-5.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 6       Mar. 10      <\/strong>Julius Caesar, <\/em>Acts 1-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week —      Mar. 17      <\/strong>Spring Break\u2014No classes all week.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 7       Mar. 24      <\/strong>Julius Caesar, <\/em>Acts 3-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 8       Mar. 31      <\/strong>King Lear, <\/em>Act 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 9      Apr. 07      <\/strong>King Lear, <\/em>Acts 2-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 10     Apr. 14   <\/strong>King Lear, <\/em>Acts 4-5 and course retrospective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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