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Shakespeare

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
7/14/25 - 8/21/25
MoWe 10a.m. – 1p.m.		 University Hall Y04-4140 3 $2481 (guest students)
Date
7/14/25 - 8/21/25
Time
MoWe 10a.m. – 1p.m.
Location
University Hall Y04-4140
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2481 (guest students)

Description

This course considers Shakespeare's dramatic art as an art of coaching an audience (and readers) in how to respond to and understand his make-believes. Multiple plotting, recurring situation, contrasts and parallels in character and character relations (especially the use of theatricalizing characters who stage plays within the play), patterns of figurative language, repetition of visual effects these and other such "structures" will be considered as means whereby Shakespeare coaxes and coaches the perception of his audience, shapes the participation of mind and feeling, and especially, prepares audiences for comic or tragic outcomes. The plays are studied in the light of ongoing critical and/or theoretical debates.

Prerequisites

Graduate students in ENGL only

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 2, 6 weeks

Class Dates

7/14/2025 - 8/21/2025

Location

University Hall Y04-4140

Enrolled / Capacity

8 / 25

Status

Open

Instructor

Scott Maisano

Tuition*

$2481 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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