Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of English Studies
- Code
- BMI-ANGD17-CI3aE.07
- Title
- Renaissance Drama - Foundations and Perspectives: The Patient Text: Shakespeare adapted in theory and practice
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- ECTS
- 3
- Language
- en
- Learning outcomes
- a. Knowledge Students are going to get to know the basic trends in adaptation theory. The course focuses on “Shakespeare-remakes” which, by destroying or altering the original focal points of the origin-text, provide new and thought-provoking interpretations to the Shakespeare text. b. Skills The course will help students to form their own questions and reload their interpretations not only of the adaptations but the Shakespeare-corpus as well. They will see how the theoretical background can function in practice as they examine the texts originating but majorly departing from Shakespeare’s texts. c. Attitude Students develop an interest in intermedial content, such as theatre performances, fine arts, film and music, which make the interpretation more intriguing and colourful. Cultivating critical thinking and mastering the sophisticated articulation of their findings will become a core value for the students. d. Autonomy and Responsibility Apart from in-class discussions, students use Canvas as a platform to share and discuss material, taking responsibility for their own interactive contribution. They take responsibility for the integrity of the tasks they solve and the knowledge they acquire, including the responsible and ethical use of AI.
- Course content
- During the classes we will focus mainly on four well-known tragedies of Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear. The primary texts will be supported with theoretical background and additional intermedial content.
- Assessment method
- Active in-class participation; presentation, in-class essay based on the material assigned; no more than three absences. Canvas is used as a platform to share and discuss material.
- Bibliography
- Required (Recommended) Literature Theory: Daniel Fischlin and Mark Fortier: Adaptations of Shakespeare; Thomas Leitch: The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies; Julie Sanders: Adaptation and Appropriation; Linda Hutcheon: The Theory of Adaptation. Primary Sources (tentative): Barker: Gertrude, the Cry; 7 Lears; Blessing: Fortinbras; Bottomley: King Lear’s Wife, Gruach; Enyedi Éva: Lear halála; Feinstein: Lear’s Daughters; Greig: Dunsinane; Háy János: Ophelie; Kállay Géza: A Lear király és holdudvara; Kiss Csaba: Hazatérés Dániába; Stoppard: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead; Tate: King Lear; Závada Péter & Örkény Színház: Kertész utcai Shaxpeare-mosó; Such Tweet Sorrow.