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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
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