ENGLISH 213

Age of Shakespeare: Tragedy

Description

An introduction to the golden age of English theatre, involving detailed study of a selection of tragedies by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The theatrical emphasis of the course is intended to help students respond to the plays as theatrical artefacts and not merely as literary texts.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December

Availability 2025

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Sophie Tomlinson

Reading/Texts

Marlowe, Doctor Faustus, ed. Roma Gill (New Mermaids)

Shakespeare, Hamlet, ed. G.R. Hibbard (Oxford)

Brian Gibbons (ed.), The Revenger's Tragedy (New Mermaids)

Shakespeare, Othello, ed. Michael Neill (Oxford)

Shakespeare, King Lear, ed. R.A. Foakes (Arden)

Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra, ed. Michael Neill (Oxford)

Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, ed. Brian Gibbons (New Mermaids)

Middleton and Rowley, The Changeling, ed. Michael Neill (New Mermaids)

Recommended Reading

Andrew McRae, Renaissance Drama (Arnold)

Andrew Gurr, The Shakespearean Stage, 4th ed. (Cambridge)

Sean McEvoy, Shakespeare: The Basics (Routledge)

Russ McDonald, ed., The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare: An Introduction With Documents (Bedford/St Martins)

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

ENGLISH 213: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage I in Drama or English

Restrictions

ENGLISH 353