Lehrende/r: Mirjam Haas
Veranstaltungsart: Proseminar
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Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 45
Anmeldegruppe: ELC 122
Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007. Nähere Informationen hierzu entnehmen Sie bitte www.info.jogustine.uni-mainz.de/senatsrichtlinie
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches: I like this place And willingly could waste my time in it. (Shakespeare, As You Like It 2.4.93-94) This semester, I invite you to “waste” some time in the Forest of Arden – spending (i.e. early modern “wasting”) your time learning how to read, research and interpret early modern drama through various critical lenses. The text at the centre of this class will be William Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It (first performed around 1599). It will be our starting point into exploring related early modern texts, contexts and ideas – from concepts of (female) friendship to popular early modern entertainment such as wrestling and cockfighting, the forest as a space beyond the law (Robin Hood plays!), wordplay, ballads and jigs, as well as the idea of the Theatrum Mundi (“All the world’s a stage”; 2.7.140). This class will (re)introduce you to basic academic skills: close reading, academic research as well as written and spoken argument based on critical thinking.
Anwesenheitspflicht: Attendance is mandatory for this course.
Empfohlene Literatur: Please buy and read the following edition of the play: Shakespeare, William. As You Like It. 1623. Edited by Juliet Dusinberre, The Arden Shakespeare Third Series, Bloomsbury, 2006. ISBN: 9781904271222. All other texts and resources will be made available via moodle.
Zusätzliche Informationen: I can recommend the BBC radio play directed by Sally Avens if you are interested in listening to the play. This production is currently available under the following link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b053zssp You can find more recorded performances via drama online (link: https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/) – shibboleth login via the JGU usually works most reliably for this website if you are using it from home!
