Seminar (2 SWS; 4 LP)
Lektürekurs (1 SWS; 4 LP)
The seminar discusses early modern comedies, from the time of Shakespeare to the restoration period. In addition to reading actual comedies, we explore poetic theory and staging conventions and discuss different forms of comedy and modes of the comic. Comic engagements with passion, morality, social life and economics will all form part of our discussions. Comedy allows us to address questions about early modern practices of gender and crossdressing, to interrogate early modern concepts of social place and social mobility and to reflect on changing commercial structures.
Material:
William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Arden Edition, Third Series; online version available via HU library, Database: dramaonlinelibrary.com)
William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night (Arden Edition, Third Series; online version available via HU library, Database: dramaonlinelibrary.com)
Thomas Dekker, The Roaring Girl (New Mermaids Edition)
Aphra Behn, The Rover (New Mermaids Edition; online version available via HU library, Database: dramaonlinelibrary.com)
Die Veranstaltung wurde 4 mal im Vorlesungsverzeichnis SoSe 2025 gefunden:
