English (ENGL) 324
Shakespeare I (Revision 4)
Revision 4 is closed for registrations, replaced by current version
Delivery Mode: Individualized study online or grouped study. CD and DVD components.
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 211 and ENGL 212 or equivalent first year English courses, or successful completion of ENGL 325, or professor approval.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
ENGL 324 is not available for challenge.
Overview
ENGL 324 is an introduction to the study of the plays of William Shakespeare and focuses on the histories and tragedies. Critical analysis of the works helps the student to comprehend the plays and to appreciate the achievement of the most important author in the literary tradition of the English- speaking world. The course will help you study the plays as literary texts and as live theatre. To critically analyse the plays we will use a variety of media: the printed texts of the plays, CDs of performances, the study guide with historical and critical commentary and DVD performances of two plays. The seven plays are: Richard II, Henry IV, Part One, Hamlet, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, Macbeth, and Othello.
Evaluation
To receive credit for ENGL 324, you must submit all assignments and write the final examination, and you must achieve a minimum grade of 50 percent on the final examination and a composite course grade of at least “D” (50 percent).
The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
| Essay 1 | Essay 2 | Essay 3 | Final Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 100% |
The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Hamlet.1998. Sylvan Barnet, ed. New York: Signet.
Macbeth. 1998. Sylvan Barnet, ed. New York: Signet.
Antony and Cleopatra. 1988. Barbara Everett, ed. New York: Signet.
King Lear. 1998. Russell Fraser, ed. New York: Signet.
Othello. 1998. Alvin Kernan, ed. New York: Signet.
Henry IV, Part One. 1987. Maynard Mack, ed. New York: Signet.
Richard II. 1988. Kenneth Muir, ed. New York: Signet.
Tapes (audio and video)
Audiocassettes (set of four) University of Victoria, 1996.
Hamlet, Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Warner Home Video, 1990.
Macbeth, HBO Video made for television, 1988.
Other materials
The course materials also include a study guide and student manual.
Special Instructional Features
Access to CD and DVD playback devices, as well as the Internet, is advised for students to make use of the recommended media materials included with or mentioned in the course package.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 4, January 7, 2008.
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