COD 2023 - D833
Webinar - The Tension between Life and Death in The Winter's Tale
Literature lovers interested in discussing this piece of prose from a critical perspective in the context of the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio; Language and Literature teachers interested in literary analysis and its impact on teaching literature, in general, and in Shakespearean romances in particular
1
sessions, start: 13-Sep
The course chosen does not allow any new enrolment
Course detail
Year: 2023
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: Distance
Facilitator/s: Cecilia Lasa MA
ESSARP Schools
Free of charge
Free of charge
Exams Schools
ARS 4500.00
ARS 4500.00
Non affiliate
ARS 4500.00
ARS 4500.00
Sessions
| Sessions | Dates | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 September 2023 | 05:30 pm | 07:30 pm |
Facilitator/s
Cecilia Lasa
Literature lovers interested in discussing this piece of prose from a critical perspective in the context of the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio; Language and Literature teachers interested in literary analysis and its impact on teaching literature, in general, and in Shakespearean romances in particular
- To identify the main economic, political and social features of late 16th and early 17th-century England in the context of the transition towards Modernity.
- To analyse the relationships between characters in terms of their gender as well as their social and economic background.
- To account for the relation between women, rhetoric and politics.
- To analyse Shakespeare’s reappropriation of the romance as a genre.
- To analyse the tension between destructive and constructive forces in The Winter’s Tale.
- To analyse the relationships between characters in terms of their gender as well as their social and economic background.
- To account for the relation between women, rhetoric and politics.
- To analyse Shakespeare’s reappropriation of the romance as a genre.
- To analyse the tension between destructive and constructive forces in The Winter’s Tale.
- Anthropocentrism, individualisation, secularisation and mercantilism in early modern England.
- Shakespeare’s romances as non-tragic dramas: its main themes and recurrent formal features.
- The death-to-life pattern in Shakespeare’s romances.
- The role of rhetoric, politics and gender in the construction of characters and their problems.
- Metadramatic features. The contest between characters for the position of a proto stage director.
- Shakespeare’s romances as non-tragic dramas: its main themes and recurrent formal features.
- The death-to-life pattern in Shakespeare’s romances.
- The role of rhetoric, politics and gender in the construction of characters and their problems.
- Metadramatic features. The contest between characters for the position of a proto stage director.
1) Recovery of attendees’ previous knowledge about the text and its author 2) Discussion of the problems related to the context of production 3) Introduction to Shakespeare’s dramatic world 4) Exploration of specific features of romances –stage directions, characters, setting, conflict, etc.– 5) Guided group analysis of the play.
This webinar is part of the series “Rereading Shakespeare”, which tackles history plays, tragedies and comedies. Although each webinar is independent from the others, each of them deals with genre-specific aspects of analysis.
The other two webinars are:
- The Uncanny Sense of History in the Tragedy of Richard III
- The Place of Desire in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
This webinar is part of the series “Rereading Shakespeare”, which tackles history plays, tragedies and comedies. Although each webinar is independent from the others, each of them deals with genre-specific aspects of analysis.
The other two webinars are:
- The Uncanny Sense of History in the Tragedy of Richard III
- The Place of Desire in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Source texts
Shakespeare, W. (2013). The Winter’s Tale. London: Arden Shakespeare.
Critical and theoretical material
Lasa, C. and Menán, C. (2021), “Hope in Shakespeare’s Late Pieces: The Case of The Winter’s Tale”. In Interstudia. Interdisciplinary Centre for Studies of Contemporary Discursive Forms, N° 29. Bacău: Alma Mater Publishing House; pp. 66-74.
Thomas Crane, M. (2003). “Early Tudor Humanism”. In Hattaway, M. (ed.) A Companion to English Renaissance Literature and Culture. Malden & Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.
Cambridge’s Bibliography about Literature in English
Cambridge International Examinations.Learner Guide IGCSE®Literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Russell, Carey. Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Whitthome, Elizabeth. AS & A Level Literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Shakespeare, W. (2013). The Winter’s Tale. London: Arden Shakespeare.
Critical and theoretical material
Lasa, C. and Menán, C. (2021), “Hope in Shakespeare’s Late Pieces: The Case of The Winter’s Tale”. In Interstudia. Interdisciplinary Centre for Studies of Contemporary Discursive Forms, N° 29. Bacău: Alma Mater Publishing House; pp. 66-74.
Thomas Crane, M. (2003). “Early Tudor Humanism”. In Hattaway, M. (ed.) A Companion to English Renaissance Literature and Culture. Malden & Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.
Cambridge’s Bibliography about Literature in English
Cambridge International Examinations.Learner Guide IGCSE®Literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Russell, Carey. Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Whitthome, Elizabeth. AS & A Level Literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.