? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : HCL-P-ShakRenMe

Interdisciplinary study of the texts of Shakespeare's plays applying the methodology of the 'new history' and 'new historicist' literary criticism. Special focus on the psychology of power and patterns of religious belief, as well as audience perception in the age of religious wars.

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Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 11 weeks

An understanding of:
- the positive and negative aspects of using literary texts as historical evidence.
- the new mental worlds of Renaissance Europe.
- the relationship between 'popular' and 'learned' culture.

One 3000 word essay.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mr Richard Kane
Tel : (0131 6)50 8349
Email : richard.kane@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

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School Website : http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/