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| LGER0068-4 | English literature e (Rewriting Shakespeare)
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Master en langues et littératures modernes, orientation générale, à finalité didactique, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, germanic orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages, germanic orientation, didactic approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, germanic orientation | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation | | | | 5 |
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| Master en langues et littératures modernes, orientation germaniques, à finalité spécialisée, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master en langues et littératures modernes, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Holder(s) : | Christine Pagnoulle |
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| Language : | Langue anglaise |
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| Course contents : | Shakespeare's plays are still alive and kicking, as testified by the numerous performances, film versions and works they have inspired over the past few decades. This year's course bears on two plays (Hamlet and The Tempest) and on half a dozen contemporary rewritings. |
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| Course objective : | Develop students' awareness of interactions between genres and periods, and sharpen their critical response to texts. |
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| Prerequisites : | A good knowledge of English. |
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| Workshops : | The course is taught in seminar form and relies on students' participation. |
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| Organization : | The course is taught in the 1st term, possibly on Tuesday from 11 to 1.
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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| Written notes : | Recommended editions : New Arden Shakespeare for Hamlet and The Tempest.
Other works:
Michael Almeyreda, Hamlet 2000 (film),
Margaret Atwood, "Gertrude Talks Back" (short short story in Good Bones and Simple Murders, 1994)
John Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenberg are Dead, 1966 (drama)
Lee Blessing, Fortinbras, 1992 (drama)
Peter Greenaway, Prospero's Books, 1991 (film)
Aimé Césaire, Une tempête, 1969 (drama)
Marina Warner Indigo, 1992 (novel). |
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| Assessment : | Students are expected to hand in an essay of 2 to 3,000 words on a 20th C rewriting of another play by Shakespeare. An oral examination will take this assignment as its starting point. |
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| Contacts : | Christine Pagnoulle A2 Tel. 04 3665438 Fax 04 3665721 cpagnoulle@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | http://pages.unibas.ch/shine/linkstoromtempestwf.html |
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