COD 2007 - S258

Exploring King Lear (AS/A Level Litearture 2007 - 2008)

A/AS teachers and lovers of literature. This is an invitation to read Shakespeare's play and to follow the reading with a viewing of some of the scenes in the film directed and performed by Lawrence Olivier. The attempt will be both to recreate an Elizabethan atmosphere and the beliefs shared by a Renaissance audience and to encourage a response to the conflicts and tragedy from a contemporary point of view.

4 sessions, start: 08-May

Course detail

Year: 2007
Level: Secondary
Language: English
Status: Postponed
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Facilitator/s: Ms. Susana Gullco Groisman
Print course
ESSARP Schools
ARS
Exams Schools
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Non affiliate
ARS 80.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 08 May 2007 05:30 pm 08:30 pm
2 15 May 2007 05:30 pm 08:30 pm
3 22 May 2007 05:30 pm 08:30 pm
4 29 May 2007 05:30 pm 08:30 pm

Facilitator/s

Susana Gullco Groisman

She graduated with distinction in British History and Literature from the Instituto Superior del Profesorado "Dr. Joaquín V. González" and was a lecturer in Contemporary British Literature in her alma mater institution for forty years (having gone through competition to obtain tenure in 1975). She has been a guest speaker at numerous educational centres in our country. She is the former Head of the English Department at the I.S.P."J. V. González" and former President of APIBA. At present she belongs to the team of Literature lecturers at the English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate Centre.
A/AS teachers and lovers of literature. This is an invitation to read Shakespeare's play and to follow the reading with a viewing of some of the scenes in the film directed and performed by Lawrence Olivier. The attempt will be both to recreate an Elizabethan atmosphere and the beliefs shared by a Renaissance audience and to encourage a response to the conflicts and tragedy from a contemporary point of view.
- To develop critical attitudes towards the text through the pleasure of reading. - To enlarge the scope of interpretation by exposing participants to different theoretical perspectives. - To devise activities suitable for classroom practice.
King Lear. (play and film) Class 1 will consist of an introduction to the Elizabethan world picture. Then the opening scene in the play will be read and the opening scene in the filmed version of the play will be watched (directed and played by Lawrence Olivier). Special attention will be paid to stage directions, pauses, music and light effects. The aim of this activity is to predict future developments. Each of the classes will focus on particular scenes to bring out aspects of characterization and theme/s.
- Lecture and textual analysis. - Group reading and group work. - Comparison and contrast between written text and film.
Bloom, H. (1999) Shakespeare: the Invention of the Human. Fourth Estate. Carter, R. & McRae, J. (1998) History of Literature in English. Routledge. Crystal, D. & Crystal, B. (2002) Shakespeare's Words. Penguin. Daiches, D. (1960/1979) A Critical History of English Literature. Vol II. Dawson, L. (1981) (ed.) On King Lear. Princeton University Press. Gibson, R. (1998/2001) Teaching Shakespeare. Cambridge University Press. Kott, J. (1967) Shakespeare, Our Contemporary. Methuen. Pope, R. (1998/2001) The English Studies Book. Routledge. Ryan, K. (1993) (ed) New Casebooks. King Lear. Macmillan. Walder, D. (1990) (ed) Literature in the Modern World. Oxford University Press. Notes on Shakespeare and Film (issued by Film Education, London).
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