READING SCHEDULE FOR E316 SHAKESPARE’S MAJOR PLAYS
CSU FULLERTON, FALL 2010
*2023 Note. Most links and procedural information have been removed from this archival copy, leaving mainly the assigned editions and the reading schedule.
COURSE INFORMATION. English 316, Course Code 20640, Section 81. MW 2:30 – 3:45 p.m., Irvine Campus (IRVC) 203. Instructor: Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D. Office hours: MW 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in IRVC Room 261. Email: ajdrake_at_ajdrake.com. Catalog: “A study of Shakespeare’s major plays. Units (3). Prereq: English 101 or equivalent.’’ English 316 is a required course for the Bachelor of Arts degree (and for a minor) in English, and it serves as a prerequisite for English 416, an advanced seminar in Shakespeare.”
REQUIRED TEXTS AT IRVINE CAMPUS BOOKSTORE
Greenblatt, Stephen et al., eds. The Norton Shakespeare. 2nd ed. Four-Volume Genre Paperback Set. Norton, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0-393-93152-5.
QUESTIONS FOR JOURNALS AND PRESENTATIONS
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SCHEDULE: WORKS DISCUSSED ON DATES INDICATED
WEEK 1
Note: At relevant points, please read the Norton General Introduction to Shakespeare (1-99) as well as the Introductions to Comedy (103-18), Tragedy (103-14), History (103-15), and Romance (103-17) in the respective volumes. Introductions to the specific plays are also assigned.
08/25. Course Introduction.
WEEK 2
09/01. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595; Comedies 367-424).
WEEK 3
09/08. The Merchant of Venice (1596; Comedies 425-89).
WEEK 4
09/15. As You Like It (1599; Comedies 621-87).
WEEK 5
09/22. Twelfth Night (1601; Comedies 689-750).
WEEK 6
09/29. Richard III (1592; Histories 361-450).
WEEK 7
10/06. Titus Andronicus (1593; Tragedies 115-79).
WEEK 8
10/13. Romeo and Juliet. (1595; Tragedies 181-256).
WEEK 9
10/20. Othello (1604; Tragedies 425-507)
WEEK 10
10/27. Hamlet (1600; Tragedies 323-424).
WEEK 11
11/03. Hamlet (1600; Tragedies 323-424) and King Lear (1605; Tragedies Intro 571-81, conflated text 739-813)
WEEK 12
11/10. King Lear (1605; Tragedies Intro 571-81, conflated text 739-813).
WEEK 13
11/17. Antony and Cleopatra (1606; Tragedies 879=967).
WEEK 14
11/24. Fall Recess. No Classes.
WEEK 15
12/01. The Winter’s Tale (1610; Romances and Poems 191-271).
WEEK 16
12/08. The Tempest (1611; Romances and Poems 365-425).
FINALS WEEK
Final Exam Date: Wednesday, December 15, 7:30 – 9:20 p.m.