What you'll learn
Discover what made Shakespeare one of the greatest writers in world literature
Understand Shakespeare's language
Find out about the themes of his plays and poetry
Engage with modern and historical criticism of Shakespeare's work
See Shakespeare in his historical and literary contexts
Enjoy some of the most beautiful literature ever written
Quote Shakespeare
Use the set discussion questions and resources to formulate your own reponse to the texts
Learn about Shakespeare's tragedies, comedies, romances, historical playsl classical plays, problem plays and his long poems and sonnets
Should you choose, you can engage with other students and the instructor at the monthly book club
Excel at English Literature tests and essays on Shakespeare
Discover great resources for studying the work of Shakespeare
Requirements
You should be fluent in English
Description
After the success of my bestselling English Literature and World Lterature courses, many students messaged me with questions about Shakespeare, a towering figure in world literaure. Maybe you love Shakespeare or maybe you have been forced to read his work to pass an exam or you just can't make headway with the language. Peace, gentle friend! This course is for you.We will look at Shakespeare's life; language and the historical and literat context of his works. We will then look at his plays and poetry. For each text we will look at its sources, background and publication then a synopsis, an analysis of its themes and a commenary on key passages, then look at key productions you may be able to access. The videos end with a series of questions for you to reflect on your perceptions of the play/poem.Texts Covered:· Hamlet· Othello· King Lear· Macbeth· Romeo and Juliet· Love's Labour's Lost· Much Ado About Nothing· Twelfth Night· As You Like It· A Midsummer Night's Dream· Pericles· The Winter's Tale· Cymbeline· The Tempest· Julius Caesar· Antony and Cleopatra· Titus Andronicus· Coriolanus· Henry IV Parts I and II· Henry V· Richard III· Henry VIII· All's Well That Ends Well· Measure for Measure· Troilus and Cressida· The Sonnets· Venus and Adonis· The Rape of LucreceAs a graduate of the prestigious Queen;s University of Belfast with both an honours degree and Master's in Rnglish, and as the teacher of the best selling English Literature course on Udemy, I am delighted to be your guide through this adventure of treachery and intrigue, enchanted forests, the Roman forum, shipwrecks, mystical islands and the English court where we will meet kings, jesters, fairies, soldiers, star-cross'd lovers and a guy with a donkey's head.Don't stop to ask 'to be, or not to be'. Enroll today with no risk due to Udemy's 30 day money back guarantee.Prithee, join us anon and thou shalt know the Bard.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Section 2: About Shakespeare
Lecture 2 Shakespeare's Life
Lecture 3 Shakespeare's Life and Times in Context
Lecture 4 A Day at the Theatre: Life in Tudor England
Lecture 5 The Theatre in Shakespeare's Day
Lecture 6 The Language of Shakespeare
Lecture 7 Literary Context of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry
Lecture 8 Shakespeare's Works
Lecture 9 Resources
Section 3: Tragedies
Lecture 10 The Genre of Tragedy
Lecture 11 Hamlet
Lecture 12 Othello
Lecture 13 King Lear
Lecture 14 Macbeth
Lecture 15 Romeo and Juliet
Lecture 16 Resources
Section 4: Comedies
Lecture 17 Shakespeare's Comedies
Lecture 18 Love's Labour's Lost
Lecture 19 Much Ado About Nothing
Lecture 20 Twelfth Night
Lecture 21 As You Like It
Lecture 22 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lecture 23 Resources
Section 5: Romances
Lecture 24 What is a Romance?
Lecture 25 Pericles
Lecture 26 The Winter's Tale
Lecture 27 Cymbeline
Lecture 28 The Tempest
Lecture 29 Resources
Section 6: Classical or 'Roman' Plays
Lecture 30 Shakespeare and the Classical World
Lecture 31 Julius Caesar
Lecture 32 Antony and Cleopatra
Lecture 33 Titus Andronicus
Lecture 34 Coriolanus
Lecture 35 Resources
Section 7: Historical Plays
Lecture 36 The English History Plays
Lecture 37 Henry IV Parts I and II
Lecture 38 Henry V
Lecture 39 Richard III
Lecture 40 Henry VIII
Lecture 41 Resources
Section 8: The Problem Plays
Lecture 42 So, what is the problem with the Problem Plays?
Lecture 43 All's Well That Ends Well
Lecture 44 Measure for Measure
Lecture 45 Troilus and Cressida
Lecture 46 Resources
Section 9: Shakespeare's Sonnets
Lecture 47 Shakespeare's Sonnets
Lecture 48 A Selection of Sonnets
Lecture 49 Resources
Section 10: Long or Narrative Poems
Lecture 50 The Long Poems
Lecture 51 Venus and Adonis
Lecture 52 The Rape of Lucrece
Lecture 53 Resources
Section 11: Shakespeare for Today
Lecture 54 Staging Shakeapeare in the 21st Century
Lecture 55 Reading Shakespeare in the 21st Century
Lecture 56 Shakespeare Quotes Quiz
Section 12: Conclusion
Lecture 57 Conclusion
Anyone who needs to read Shakespeare for academic programmes,People who love Shakespeare,People who are terrified to read Shakespeare,Anybody who would like to have the language of Shakespeare made more accessible,Anyone who wants to underatand the themes of Shakespeare's work in their historical and literary context


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