| Sept. 5 |
Introductions and an Introduction |
| Sept. 12 |
Hamlet: the texts: read Jenkins’s introduction
on the text and find Q1 (1603), Q2 (1604/5), and F either in facsimiles
in the library or electronically. You needn’t read them all, but scroll
(page) thru them and see if you can spot differences that seem interesting
and consequential to you. Companion, chaps. 14, 24, 23, 28 |
| Sept. 19 |
Hamlet and revenge; look at Kyd’s Spanish
Tragedy, also read Romans 12. Companion, chap. 5 |
| Sept. 26 |
Hamlet and politics; Companion, chaps.
7 and 8 |
| Oct. 3 |
Hamlet and family values; Companion, chap.
6 |
| Oct. 10 |
Othello, the texts: read Honigmann’s section
on the texts of Othello, and again find facsimile’s of Q1(1622)
and F and explore them. |
| Oct. 17 |
Othello and race |
| Oct. 24 |
Othello and the nature of evil |
| Oct. 31 |
King Lear: the texts: read Foakes’s section on
the texts and explore Q1 (1608) and F |
| Nov. 7 |
King Lear and history; see if you can find the
anonymous True Chronicle History of King Leir |
| Nov. 14 |
King Lear and poverty; find the 1572 Poor Law. |
| Nov. 21 |
NO CLASS |
| Nov. 28 |
Macbeth and kingship; read King James’s Basilikon
Doran |
| Dec. 5 |
Macbeth and Mrs. Macbeth |