Shakespeare and His Contemporaries (ENGL2060)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2020
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities and Social Sciences
School
Communication & Arts School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
External
Class hours
1.5L 1.5T
Incompatible
DRAM6230
Restricted
Course offering may be cancelled unless a minimum of 20 students enrol.
Assessment methods
Weekly writing exercises; 2 Short Essays; Long Essay
Course enquiries
Professor Peter Holbrook
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course introduces students to some of Shakespeare's most-admired and influential plays. We will pay particular attention to some of the political meanings of these works. This semester we will also focus on the relation between Shakespeare¿s writing and that of his most illustrious successor poet, John Milton. In addition to reading selected comedies and tragedies by Shakespeare, students will also have the opportunity to study one of the greatest long poems of the English language, Milton¿s Paradise Lost.
