ENG 346 Shakespeare on Stage & Screen

Examination of representative Shakespeare plays as products of their historical moment and as they have been translated and appropriated in the theater and in films with attention to the politics of and cultural work performed by such translations. Coursework includes the study of film theory, criticism, and works by Welles, Olivier, Kurosawa, Kozintsev, Brook, Zeffirelli, Jarman, Branagh, and others. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement.