TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) know and appreciate Shakespeare's art of drama and the types and characteristics of his plays in terms of theory, form and content; 2) critically understand and analyze Shakespeare's plays with reference to the literary, social, cultural, political, ideological and historical context of his age. 3) make critical comments on sample texts and appreciate Shakespeare's literary achievement; 4) enhance their general knowledge and appreciation of literature.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course is a study, in terms of form, content, and dramatic art, and also within the social, political, cultural and literary context of the period, of at least three generically different plays by Shakespeare.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The subject of the course and the uses of the study introduced; focus is put in a comprehensive way on Shakespeare's life, the social, political and cultural circumstances of his age, the state of the theatre and Elizabethan popular culture at the time. 2nd Week In-depth study of Shakespeare's idea and practice of drama, his literary distinction from his contemporary dramatists, the types and generic qualities of his plays. Moreover, the three plays selected for study in this course are concisely introduced. 3rd Week An introductory and overall account of Shakespeare's idea and practice of comedy as a genre; study and critical analysis of a selected comedy in terms of structure, language, plot, characterization, dramatic features, and semantic depth. 4th Week Critical analysis and comments continued. 5th Week Midterm I 6th Week An introductory and overall study of Shakespeare's idea and practice of tragedy as a genre; study and critical analysis of a selected tragedy in terms of structure, language, plot, characterization, dramatic features, and semantic depth. 7th Week Critical analysis and comments continued. 8th Week Critical analysis and comments continued. 9th Week Critical analysis and comments continued. 10th Week Midterm II 11th Week An introductory study of Shakespeare's 'romances' written later in his career; study and critical analysis of a selected 'romance' (preferably The Winter's Tale or The Tempest) in terms of structure, language, plot, characterization, dramatic features, and semantic depth. 12th Week Critical analysis and comments continued. 13th Week Critical analysis and comments continued. 14th Week Study and critical analysis of sample texts of Shakespeare's sonnets; general revision, and closing questions and answers.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Shakespeare, William. Complete Works, or any separate edition of his plays and sonnets. Ackroyd, Peter. Shakespeare: The Biography. New York: Anchor, 2005. Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare. 2004. London: Pimlico, 2005. Rossiter, A.P. Angel with Horns and Other Shakespeare Lectures. Ed. Graham Storey. 1961. London: Longmans, 1966. Lee, John. Shakespeare?s Hamlet and the Controversies of Self. Oxford: Clarendon, 2000. Kott, Jan. Shakespeare Our Contemporary. Trans. Boleslaw Taborski. 2nd ed. London: Methuen, 1967. Belsey, Catherine. The Subject of Tragedy: Identity and Difference in Renaissance Drama. London: Methuen, 1985. Patterson, Annabel. Shakespeare and The Popular Voice. Cambridge, MA, and Oxford: Blackwell, 1989. Wiles, David. Shakespeare?s Clown: Actor and Text in the Elizabethan Playhouse. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1988. Weimann, Robert. Shakespeare and the Popular Tradition in the Theater: Studies in the Social Dimension of Dramatic Form and Function. Ed. Robert Schwartz. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins UP, 1987. Laroque, François. Shakespeare?s Festive World: Elizabethan Seasonal Entertainment and the Professional Stage; Trans. Janet Lloyd. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 50 Oral Exam 1 15 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 75 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 75 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 25 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No