READING SCHEDULE FOR E316 SHAKESPARE’S MAJOR PLAYS
CSU FULLERTON, FALL 2012 (M/W SECTION)
*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 18465, Section 80. MW 2:30 – 3:45 p.m., Irvine Campus (IRVC) 120. Instructor: Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D. Office hours: MW 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in IRVC 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.
M. 08/27. Course Introduction and Brief Introduction to Shakespeare.
W. 08/29. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-96; Acts 1-2, Comedies 377-94).
WEEK 2
M. 09/03. Labor Day Holiday. No classes, campus closed.
W. 09/05. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-96; Acts 3-5, Comedies 394-424).
WEEK 3
M. 09/10. The Merchant of Venice (1596-97; Acts 1-3, Comedies 435-73).
W. 09/12. The Merchant of Venice (1596-97; Acts 4-5, Comedies 473-89).
WEEK 4
M. 09/17. Twelfth Night (1601-02; Acts 1-2, Comedies 697-722).
W. 09/19. Twelfth Night (1601-02; Act 3, Comedies 722-36).
WEEK 5
M. 09/24. Twelfth Night (1601-02; Acts 4-5, Comedies 736-50).
W. 09/26. Titus Andronicus (1593-94; Act 1, Tragedies 124-35).
WEEK 6
W. 10/03. Titus Andronicus (1593-94; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 155-79).
WEEK 7
M. 10/08. Julius Caesar (1599; Acts 1-3, Tragedies 265-302).
W. 10/10. Julius Caesar (1599; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 302-21).
WEEK 8
M. 10/15. Hamlet (1600-01; Act 1, Tragedies 336-56).
W. 10/17. Hamlet (1600-01; Acts 2-3, Tragedies 356-92).
WEEK 9
M. 10/22. Hamlet (1600-01; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 393-424).
W. 10/24. King Lear (1605; Act 1, conflated text 739-59).
WEEK 10
M. 10/29. King Lear (1605; Acts 2-3, conflated text 759-87).
W. 10/31. King Lear (1605; Acts 4-5, conflated text 787-813).
WEEK 11
M. 11/05. Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607-08; Scenes 1-5, Romances and Poems 132-48).
W. 11/07. Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607-08; Scenes 6-14, Romances and Poems 148-165).
WEEK 12
M. 11/12. Veteran’s Day Holiday. No classes, campus closed.
W. 11/14. Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607-08; Scenes 15-22, Romances and Poems 165-89).
WEEK 13
M. 11/19. Fall Recess. No Classes.
W. 11/21. Fall Recess. No Classes.
WEEK 14
M. 11/26. The Tempest (1611; Acts 1-2, Romances and Poems 374-401).
W. 11/28. The Tempest (1611; Acts 3-4, Romances and Poems 401-417).
WEEK 15
M. 12/03. The Tempest (1611; Act 5, Romances and Poems 417-425).
W. 12/05. Henry VIII, or, All Is True (1612-13; Act 1, 857-75).
WEEK 16
M. 12/10. Henry VIII, or, All Is True (1612-13; Acts 2-3, 875-906).
W. 12/12. Henry VIII, or, All Is True (1612-13; Acts 4-5, 906-29).
FINALS WEEK
Final Exam Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2:30 – 4:20 p.m.