Bibliograph

William Shakespeare, comedies, histories, and tragedies, Peter Saccio, Part 1

Type

Label

William Shakespeare, comedies, histories, and tragedies, Peter Saccio, Part 1

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

William Shakespeare

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

Peter Saccio

Runtime

Series statement

Great courses

Sub title

comedies, histories, and tragedies

Summary

Professor Peter Saccio of Dartmouth College presents lectures on the major works of William Shakespeare

Table Of Contents

lecture 1. Shakespeare then and now -- lecture 2. The nature of Shakespeare's plays -- lecture 3. Twelfth Night : Shakespearean comedy -- lecture 4. Twelfth Night : Malvolio in love -- lecture 5. The Taming of the Shrew : getting married in the 1590s -- lecture 6. The Taming of the Shrew : farce and romance -- lecture 7. The Merchant of Venice : courting the heiress -- lecture 8. The Merchant of Venice : Shylock -- lecture 9. Measure for Measure : sex in society -- lecture 10. Measure for Measure : justice and comedy -- lecture 11. Richard III : Shakespearean history -- lecture 12. Richard III : the villain's career

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Comedies, histories, and tragedies

Classification