English Discipline Khulna University, Khulna

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English Discipline Khulna University, Khulna

Couse Plan

Eng 3207 Shakespearean Drama (Section B)

Week Topic/Part of a text Core material Supplementary materials

1 Introductory class:

Shakespearean Drama, The Tempest and Henry IV

“Introduction: General, Textual”, The Tempest:

The Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare

“The Tempest: Introduction”, The Tempest: The Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare

“Biography”, Critical companion to William Shakespeare: A literary reference to his life and

work

“Biography of William Shakespeare”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: The Tempest

“1709—Nicolas Rowe. From Some Account of the Life

of Mr. William Shakespeare”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: The Tempest 2 The Tempest (Act 1, 2): textual

analysis and discussion

The Tempest

Shakespeare: Complete Works

“Part II:Works T–Z”, Critical companion to William Shakespeare: A literary reference to his life and work

“1669—John Dryden and William Davenant.

From The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: The Tempest

3 The Tempest (Act 3): textual analysis and discussion

The Tempest

“1753–1754—Joseph Warton. Observations on The Tempest of Shakespeare and Observations on The Tempest

Concluded from Th e Adventurer”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: The Tempest 4 The Tempest (Act 4): textual

analysis and discussion

The Tempest

“1832—Anna Brownell Jameson. “On Miranda,”

from Shakespeare’s Heroines: Characteristics of Women, Moral, Poetical, and Historical”,

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Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: The Tempest

5 The Tempest (Act 5, Epilogue):

textual analysis and discussion

The Tempest

“1864—Robert Browning. From “Caliban upon Setebos; or, Natural Theology in the

Island””, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages:

The Tempest

“1947—G. Wilson Knight. “Th e Shakespearian Superman:

A Study of The Tempest,” from Th e Crown of Life”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: The Tempest

“1989—Meredith Anne Skura. “The Case of Colonialism

in The Tempest,” from Shakespeare Quarterly”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: The Tempest

“2001—Tom McAlindon. “The Discourse of Prayer

in The Tempest,” from Studies in English Literature,

1500–1900”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: The Tempest

6 Continuous Assessment 1

7 Introductory class on Henry IV “Part II: Works A–S”, Critical companion to William Shakespeare: A literary reference to his life and work

“Biography of William Shakespeare”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: Henry IV, Part I

“Volume Introduction by Harold Bloom.”,

Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: Henry IV, Part I

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8 Henry IV-Part I (Act 1,2):

King Henry IV, Part I Shakespeare: Complete Works

“1698—Jeremy Collier, from A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage.”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages:

Henry IV, Part I

9 Henry IV -Part I (Act 3):

“1789—William Richardson, from Essays on Shakespeare’s Dramatic Character of Sir John Falstaff,

and on His Imitation of Female Characters.”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: Henry IV, Part I

10 Henry IV -Part I (Act 4):

“1817—William Hazlitt, from “Henry IV” in Characters in Shakespeare’s Plays.”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: Henry IV, Part I 11 Henry IV -Part I (Act 5):

“1902—A. C. Bradley. “The Rejection of Falstaff,”

from Oxford Lectures on Poetry.”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: Henry IV, Part I

“1983—John W. Blanpied. “Rebellion and Design in Henry IV, Part One,” from Time and the Artist in Shakespeare’s English Histories”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: Henry IV, Part I

“2001—Hugh Grady. “Falstaff: Subjectivity between the Carnival and the Aesthetic,” from The Modern Language Review”, Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: Henry IV, Part I

12 Continuous Assessment 2 13 Reading week and

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supplementary classes (if required)

• Note: Core material: Please mention at least 1 book-chapter/journal article/part of a text directly related to the topic/part of the text.

Supplementary material: Please suggest at least 2/3 critical essays/book-chapters/journal articles relevant to the topic/part of the text.

References:

Bloom, H. (Ed.). (2008). Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: The Tempest. New York: Infobase Publishing.

Bloom, H. (Ed.). (2008). Bloom’s Shakespeare through the ages: Henry IV, Part I. New York: Infobase Publishing.

Boyce, C. (2005). Critical companion to William Shakespeare: A literary reference to his life and work. New York: Facts On File, Inc.

Craig, W. J. (Ed.). (2008). Shakespeare: Complete Works. London: Oxford University Press.

Shakespeare, W. (2005). The Tempest. San Diego: Icon Classics.

Shakespeare, W. (2005). King Henry IV, Part I. San Diego: Icon Classics.

Wilson, J. D. (Ed.). (2009). The Tempest: The Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Signature: 28/08/2020