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CATEGORY 2
EH 360: Shakespeare
(Pre-1900)
McInturff, MWF 12:30-1:30
EH 360- the Shakespeare class- explores selected plays by Shakespeare with a focus on a
number of connected issues. We will engage in a close reading of the plays themselves and of the
critical and textual traditions. We will be attentive to genre and style. We will give some
attention to historical and intellectual context. We will not neglect the theatrical elements in the
plays. We will be surrounded by challenges and delights that will reward us every day.
READINGS
: Seven plays will form the basis of our in-class discussion. You will be asked to
read additional plays in conjunction with some of our basic seven. You will thus read a total of
twelve plays. That works out to not quite one a week. You should have time to reread each play
twice, or more. You will be required to show your reading on EXAMS and during class
discussion.
PLAYS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION PLAYS FOR COLLATERAL READING
Titus Andronicus Richard III,
to be finished by the end of our
Merchant of Venice
discussion of
Merchant
As You Like It Twelfth Night
Hamlet Julius Caesar
Macbeth
King Lear Antony and Cleopatra
Winter's Tale
Tempest
2 short papers
One long paper
Midterm and final
CATEGORY 4
EH 396: Contemporary Poetry
Sprayberry, TTH 9:30-10:50
The objectives of this course are to survey current trends in poetry and poetic theory. Because
the lyric and narrative continue to be the predominant poetic forms, the course will be focused on
theories of the lyric and narrative and on representative writers. This focused study will also be
broadened and framed by a survey of other postmodern trends and a reading of a variety of
anthologized poems. Emphasis will also be placed on the “unplugged” performative elements of
contemporary literature. This is a RISE 3 project, with an emphasis on experiential learning
through research and through service.