SHAKESPEARE AND CONTEMPORARIES
ENG3SAC
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will provide a broad study of various forms of tragedy and tragi-comedy in Shakespeare and in the drama of his age. Playwrights other than Shakespeare, such as Marlowe, Middleton and Rowley, will also be considered. Discussion of these plays will underpinned by some attention to their historical context, their importance to contemporary cultural consciousness and to current critical approaches.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Mike Nolan
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 30 credit points of first-year English
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ENG2SAC
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Doctor Faustus | Prescribed | Marlowe, C. | OXFORD |
| Readings | Hamlet | Prescribed | Shakespeare, W. | PENGUIN |
| Readings | Macbeth | Prescribed | Shakespeare, W. | OXFORD |
| Readings | Measure for measure | Prescribed | Shakespeare, W. | PENGUIN |
| Readings | Three Jacobean Tragedies | Prescribed | Salgado, (ed.) | PENGUIN |