Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare's English History Plays

Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching Shakespeare's English history plays in the college classroom, including considerations of historiography, digital archives, political rhetoric, gender, ecocriticism, masculinity, maps, authority and legitimacy, performance, and composition. Includes information on editions, reference works, biographies, and online resources. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses.

Info autore

Laurie Ellinghausen is associate professor of English at University of Missouri, Kansas City, and the author of Labor and Writing in Early Modern England, 1567-1667 (2008). Her articles have appeared in such venues as Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900; Exemplaria; and Explorations in Renaissance Culture. Her current project is a study of renegades in early modern English drama and popular print.

Riassunto

Shakespeare's history plays make up nearly a third of his corpus and feature iconic characters and unforgettable scenes. But these plays present challenges for teachers. Part 1 of this volume introduces instructors to the many available editions of the plays, the wealth of contectual and critical writings available, and other resources. Part 2 contains essays on various topics in the plays.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laurie (EDT) Ellinghausen
• Con la collaborazione di: Laurie Ellinghausen (Editore)
• Editore: Modern Language Assn Of Amer
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781603293006
• ISBN: 978-1-60329-300-6
• Pagine: 255
• Serie: Approaches to Teaching World L; Approaches to Teaching World Literature; Approaches to Teaching World Literature S.; Approaches to Teaching World L; Approaches to Teaching World Literature S.
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per corsi di lingua; Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia scolastica, didattica, metodica