{"id":8334,"date":"2025-03-26T07:30:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare\/?page_id=8334"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:29:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T01:29:55","slug":"olli-summer-2025-syllabus-mon-at-aliante","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare\/olli-summer-2025-syllabus-mon-at-aliante\/","title":{"rendered":"OLLI Summer 2025 Syllabus – Mon. at Aliante"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Shakespeare’s Contemporaries: Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, and Webster<\/strong>
The Spanish Tragedy, <\/em><\/strong>Doctor Faustus, Volpone, <\/strong><\/em>and The Duchess of Malfi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare\u2019s Comic and Tragic Modes (Aliante Library)<\/strong>
Time:<\/strong> Summer 2025. Mon. 11:00 a.m. \u2013 1:00 p.m. (June 02 \u2013 July 14; May 26 is a Holiday).
Location:<\/strong> Aliante Library, 2400 Deer Springs Way, N. Las Vegas, NV 89084.
Email:<\/strong> ajdrake@ajdrake.com<\/a> | Web:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.ajdrake.com\/shakespeare<\/a>
Instructor: <\/strong>Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Kyd, Thomas. The Spanish Tragedy.<\/em> New Mermaids \/ Methuen, 2019. ISBN-13: 978-1408114216.
Marlowe, Christopher. Doctor Faustus.<\/em> New Mermaids \/ Methuen, 2018. ISBN-13: 978-1474295178.
Jonson, Ben. Volpone.<\/em> New Mermaids \/ Methuen, 2018. ISBN-13: 978-1350007796.
Webster, John. The Duchess of Malfi. <\/em>New Mermaids \/ Methuen, 2020. ISBN-13: 978-1474295673.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will examine two Elizabethan and two Jacobean plays, excellent works by Shakespeare\u2019s earlier and later contemporaries. Thomas Kyd\u2019s revenge play The Spanish Tragedy <\/em>(1582-92) and Christopher Marlowe\u2019s tragedy Doctor Faustus <\/em> (1592-93) influenced Shakespeare as a young playwright, while Ben Jonson\u2019s witty comedy Volpone <\/em>(1606) and John Webster\u2019s revenge play The Duchess of Malfi <\/em>(1612-13) give us a sense of what was available to the London public in the time of Shakespeare\u2019s maturity. The London stage during the Elizabethan-Jacobean period was vibrant and wide-ranging, and Shakespeare, while preeminent, was one author among many busy, talented dramatic artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Materials Specific to This Class \u2013 Added as Time Permits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy <\/em>\u2013 Questions | Commentary
Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus <\/em>\u2013 Questions | Commentary
Jonson’s Volpone <\/em>\u2013 Questions | Commentary
Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi \u2013<\/em> Questions | Commentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Week 1      May 26      <\/strong>Memorial Day, no class. Read Kyd\u2019s The Spanish Tragedy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 June 02<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyd\u2019s The Spanish Tragedy,<\/em> Acts 1-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 June 09<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marlowe\u2019sDoctor Faustus,<\/em> Chorus 1, Scenes 1-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 June 16<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marlowe\u2019sDoctor Faustus,<\/em> Chorus 1, Scenes 8-19, Chorus 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 5      June 23     <\/strong>Jonson\u2019sVolpone, <\/em>Acts 1-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 6      June 30     <\/strong>Jonson\u2019sVolpone, <\/em>Acts 3-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 7      July 07       <\/strong>Webster\u2019s The Duchess of Malfi, <\/em>Acts 1-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 8      July 14       <\/strong>Webster\u2019s The Duchess of Malfi, <\/em>Acts 3-5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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