Durée
30h Th
Nombre de crédits
Enseignant
Langue(s) de l'unité d'enseignement
Langue anglaise
Organisation et évaluation
Enseignement au premier quadrimestre, examen en janvier
Horaire
Unités d'enseignement prérequises et corequises
Les unités prérequises ou corequises sont présentées au sein de chaque programme
Contenus de l'unité d'enseignement
"Shakespeare and the Middle Ages"
The course will urge a reconsideration of well-established critical clichés about this author, as well as a rethinking of the generative relationship existing between two important phases of the literary past, i.e. the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Shakespeare has been traditionally regarded as an author of the Renaissance, and until recently it would have been unthinkable to associate him with the culture of the Middle Ages - the only segment of his production identified as somehow medieval in theme being the history plays. Any other medieval elements in his work were widely considered as random unimportant survivals in a writer felt to be marking the emergence of the modern world, and to be illustrating all those ways of being that characterize our modern selves. As against this line of thinking, we shall examine the possibility that he may be a writer who was deeply embedded in the Middle Ages, and who inherited many of his shaping ideas and assumptions - about everything from language through culture and religion to stagecraft - from the medieval past. This will be attempted in the light of a selection of plays, with a special focus on Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, and Pericles.
Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) de l'unité d'enseignement
The students are expected to develop such life-essential competences as familiarity with medieval literary culture, with Renaissance literary culture, with Shakespeare's work and sources, and with the particular idiom known as Elizabethan English.
Savoirs et compétences prérequis
A dim remembrance of the first-year course on the history of English literature may come in handy but is not indispensable.
Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement
Heuristic seminars, organised on a weekly basis and relying on a closed reading of selected texts.
Mode d'enseignement (présentiel, à distance, hybride)
Cours donné exclusivement en présentiel
Informations complémentaires:
Nil.
Supports de cours, lectures obligatoires ou recommandées
See above.
Modalités d'évaluation et critères
Examen(s) en session
Toutes sessions confondues
- En présentiel
évaluation orale
Informations complémentaires:
The oral exam will provide an opportunity to rehearse the ideas and arguments developed in class, based on a selection of critical material (secondary literature).
Among the criteria that will play a part in the evaluation, I wish to mention:
1. Diligence in terms of reading the recommended material.
2. Ability to develop a personal reflection on said material.
3. Sincerity of commitment to literary culture.
Stage(s)
Not applicable.
Remarques organisationnelles et modifications principales apportées au cours
The course will be organized in the first term. The seminars will be held on Mondays (9-11am) in room "Philo 2" (building A1/2/28c).
The first meeting will be held on Monday 30 September 2023, starting at 9am.
Contacts
Please contact Marc Delrez for any query concerning the course: marc.delrez@uliege.be