Erste Vorlesung: 19. April 2016
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400 years after the death of Shakespeare, the links between his works and Europe are clearer than ever. The Europe Shakespeare was born into in 1564 was more and more leaving the mind-set, institutions and conventions of the Middle Ages, and it became the precursor of the modern Europe. In his plays and poems, Shakespeare created an imaginary Europe that was also in numerous ways shaped by the Europe that was and that had been. In this lecture course, in which we will welcome a number of guests, we will both discuss ways in which Europe played roles in Shakespeare’s works and ways in which Europe made use of these works.
Texts: There are many editions of Shakespeare’s works available, some of them digital editions. If you can read entire texts etc. on a screen, please feel free to use one of those. The best single-volume Shakespeare edition available in print is the following:
Stephen Greenblatt et al., eds. The Norton Shakespeare. Third Edition. New York: Norton, 2015. ISBN 978-03939-3499-1. There is also a cheaper paperback edition (ISBN 978-03939-3857-9), but due to the sheer size of the book, the hardback is recommended. It will be difficult to bring this massive edition to the lecture; it is made to be read at home.
Some additional texts will be made available via Moodle. |
