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| LGER0065-5 | English literature a (Shakespeare's Problem Plays) : Shakespeare's Problem Plays
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English Searching Focus , 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages: German, Dutch and English Teaching Focus, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English Searching Focus | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Linguistics, Research focus, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation (French-English), 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master en langues et littératures modernes, orientation germaniques, à finalité spécialisée en traduction, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Holder(s) : | Marc Delrez |
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| Language : | Langue anglaise |
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| Course contents : | The term 'problem play' seems particularly useful to apply to those of Shakespeare's productions which clearly do not fall into the category of tragedy, and yet are too serious and analytic to fit the commonly accepted conception of comedy. We shall then study under the rubric of 'tragicomedies' the following texts: The Merchant of Venice, All's Well that Ends Well, and Measure for Measure. Time permitting we shall also glance at Troilus and Cressida. |
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| Course objective : | Meditate on the following:
"In watching a problem play our predominant state of mind during at least part of the action is one of doubt of our moral bearings. But such doubt is not in itself enough to make it a problem play.... What seems needed as well in a problem play is a concern with a central moral problem, which will inevitably take the form of an act of choice confronting the protagonist, and in relation to which we are in doubt of our moral bearings."
Ernest Schanzer, The Problem Plays of Shakespeare (1963). |
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| Organization : | See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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| Written notes : | Not applicable. A bibliography of useful criticism will be made available in class. |
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| Assessment : | Assessment will be based on a personal written essay to be handed in by the students, prior to a meeting with the tutor where the essay will be discussed. |
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| Contacts : | Marc Delrez
Tel. 04-3665460
E-mail: marc.delrez@ulg.ac.be |
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