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Title: | ENGL 265-01, Special Topics: Shakespeare & Classical Comedy, Fall 2015 |
Authors: | Newstok, Scott L. |
Keywords: | English, Department of;Syllabus;Curriculum;2015 Fall |
Issue Date: | Aug-2015 |
Publisher: | Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College |
Series/Report no.: | Syllabi CRN;16648 |
Abstract: | Mocking authority figures, kissing your brother’s wife, whacking someone upside the head – what sounds like the latest episode of Saturday Night Live is actually part of a comedic tradition running all the way back through Shakespeare to the Roman and Greek theatre. This seminar surveys the history of staged humor, reading a play a week, ranging from Aristophanes’ ribald jokes and Plautus’ hijinks to the Elizabethan theatre’s clowning. We’ll also explore philosophical and historical reflections upon why we laugh. The seminar will include a month-long residency from British director Nick Hutchison, with whom we will workshop scenes from Comedy of Errors. Students must perform scenes for the symposium on Comedy (October 23, 2-5pm, McCoy) and report on at least one local production (e.g. Chimes at Midnight, November 8). |
Description: | This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic by the course instructor. Uploaded by Lorie Yearwood. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/30239 |
Appears in Collections: | Course Syllabi |
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