ENG4367 ¨C Shakespeare

Course content

This course offers a broad introduction to Shakespeare, with an emphasis on the texts as well as relevant ideological, literary and theatrical contexts. Plays and Renaissance drama are central, but the sonnets are also generously represented on the syllabus.

The course also considers the reception of Shakespeare, with special emphasis on influential critical notions of the early 20th century.

Learning outcome

After completing this course you will have:

• gained detailed knowledge of Shakespeare¡¯s works and world
• acquired an understanding of the relevant dramatic genres
• gained an understanding of how Shakespeare¡¯s texts have gained their unique position in English-speaking cultures
• developed knowledge about the various ways in which Shakespeare and his works are regarded today

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Recommended previous knowledge

The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English.

Overlapping courses

• 10 credits overlap with ENG2327 ¨C Shakespeare.

Teaching

Seminars, 2 hours per week for 14 weeks. 28 hours in all.

Obligatory activities:

• An essay of 5 standard pages (a standard page consists of 2,300 characters) turned in by a stated deadline.?Read more here about rules concerning valid excuses and how to apply for postponements.?Information about?guidelines for obligatory activities.
• It is obligatory to show up for a minimum of 60% of the teaching. In this course you have to attend 8 of 14 seminars. The requirement is absolute.

The allowed absence limit will cover all absences, including illness. You will not be granted valid absences with documentation, even when the absence is due to something beyond your control.

If the course has in-person teaching, and you are signed up for an in-person seminar group, you are to attend the teaching in the location found in the schedule.

If the course has digital teaching, and you are signed up for a digital seminar group, you must attend via Zoom with your camera on.

In certain circumstances, i.e. serious or chronic illness, you could apply for?special needs accomodations.

All obligatory activities must be approved in the same semester for you to sit the exam.?Fulfilled course requirements are only valid the semester you attend the course.

Examination

The form of assessment is a term paper of approximately 10 standard pages (a standard page consists of 2,300 characters). References and bibliography comes in addition.

You will determine the topic for the term paper together with the lecturer.

You will be offered individual term paper supervision.

Language of examination

The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Resit an examination

For those who want to retake their exam: Since the form of assessment in this course is a term paper, you must follow the seminars and write a new paper in order to qualify. Admission depends on capacity.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.