Undergraduate Course: Shakespeare's Roman Plays (LLLG07025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (LLC) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
Politics, violence, republicanism, stoic virtue: all this and more in Shakespeare¿s Roman plays. Shakespeare was fascinated by ancient Rome throughout all his creative life. We will study versions of 'Titus Andronicus' (1593), 'Julius Caesar' (1599), 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606-7), and his final study of Roman culture, 'Coriolanus' (1607) using class discussion and DVD extracts. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students should be able to:
¿ demonstrate a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare¿s language
¿ explain the concepts and structures of a ¿Roman¿ play
¿ discuss what ancient Rome meant to Shakespeare and his contemporaries
¿ evaluate adaptations and stagings of Shakespeare
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Assessment Information
| Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Ann Edmond
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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