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Shakespeare and his time, 7.5 credits

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Level: First level 1

Subject: English

Department: Department of Languages

Course code: 1EN121

The course gives a basic introduction to the works and times of William Shakespeare. Special weight is given to differences in perspectives between then and now, how and why Shakespeare has become the world’s most famous dramatist and how his texts could be understood from an early modern social and literary context.

Subjects: Comparative Literature, English

Spring 2013

25%, Distance

Duration: 21 Jan - 9 Jun, 2013
Study pace: Part time/Mixed (day/afternoon/evening and/or weekend)
Semester: Spring 2013. Find course start
Selection: credits 100%.
Contact person: Per Sivefors, per.sivefors_AT_lnu.se
Last application date: 15 Oct, 2012
Syllabus: Syllabus (PDF)
Application code: LNU-U5423
Prerequisites: General entry requirements and English B. (Field-specific entry requirement 2 with exemption from the relevant C-language course B/level 3)

The course gives a basic introduction to the works and times of William Shakespeare. Special weight is given to differences in perspectives between then and now, how and why Shakespeare has become the world’s most famous dramatist and how his texts could be understood from an early modern social and literary context.