HENA01106U Elective 2: Theme in British Studies B: Shakespeare and the English Language
In this course we shall study three plays -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry V, Othello -- paying particular attention to the representation of English speech and English spelling: Shakespeare was composing his plays (not exactly 'writing' them) at a time when the uses of English were not yet standardized. We shall study questions of social and professional registers and the status of English among other languages; we shall also consider the use of English in the development of the idea of England as a nation. And we shall be concerned with how drama provides a stage on which language, and a particular language, can be represented, examined, and played with.
Editions to be used will be those in the Oxford World's Classics series.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 162,75
- Total
- 204,75
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HENA01106U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Bachelor
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See link to schedule
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study board of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting department
- Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Course responsibles
- Charles Lock (4-7c7f737b5078857d3e7b853e747b)