ENG 7316 Shakespeare's Histories
Studies Shakespeare’s art and dramatization of English history, attentive to such questions as these: What is Shakespeare’s perspective on England? What are the principal questions he poses about his own country and its traditions? What strengths and weaknesses of England and its leaders does he identify? Works studied will include a selection from the following plays: Shakespeare’s first and second tetralogies (the Henry VI plays and Richard III; Richard II, the Henry IV plays, Henry V), King John, and Henry VIII.