Shakespeare
XB17 (4 semester units in English)
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Recipient of the Helen Williams Award for Excellence in Collegiate Independent Study from the American Association of Collegiate Independent StudyThis course focuses on five of Shakespeare's plays (
The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, and
The Tempest) as literature of immense cultural importance and popular entertainment. You gain an understanding and appreciation of Shakespearean language and literary forms as well as a critical awareness of the continuing reinterpretation of Shakespeare's plots and characters.
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MARY ANN KOORY, Ph.D., Honored Instructor in 2003, has a doctorate in literature from UC Berkeley. She credits diverse cultural influences such as the musical Hamlet episode of Gilligan's Island and Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Her Mystery Fiction and Shakespeare courses have won the Helen Williams Award for Excellence in Collegiate Independent Study.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $770 (EDP 867721)
Proctored final exam
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Macbeth
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Penguin Classic
Publication Year: 2000
ISBN: 0140714782
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Othello
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Penguin Classic
Publication Year: 2001
ISBN: 0140714634
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Richard III
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Penguin Classic
Publication Year: 2000
ISBN: 0140714839
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The Taming of the Shrew
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Penguin Classic
Publication Year: 2000
ISBN: 0140714510
AND
The Tempest
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Penguin Classic
Publication Year: 1999
ISBN: 0140714855