Selected Topics on Anglophone Cultures P Program: Seminar on SHAKESPEARE S MACBETH

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1 Selected Topics on Anglophone Cultures P Program: Seminar on SHAKESPEARE S MACBETH Dr. Margaret Lee Meno. Office hours: Monday/Wednesday 9-10 AM; PM or by appointment. CELEX, cubicle D-221. margaret08@prodigy.net.mx Pre-requisite: B2 level (upper-intermediate) minimum of English or above. Objectives: $ Introduce the student to discovering the universality of Shakespeare through an intercultural and trans-disciplinary approach to one of his greatest plays, Macbeth, using as the base text(s) the original play and its modern English version. $ Foster an aesthetic and critical appreciation of the play through cultural and literary background readings, documentaries, the original and modern version of the play, British and Japanese cinematographic versions, scenes from filmed and operatic performances, a graphic novel version, visual art, and popular music inspired by Macbeth. $ Gain a critical perspective on different media. $ Improve and enhance communicative abilities in English through critical readings, reading/reciting aloud, viewing films, participating in small and whole group discussions, writing short essays, and presentations. $ Handle by the end of the course the knowledge and skills that correspond to the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the advanced level of the National Standards for Foreign Language Education (USA). Methodology: The teaching-learning approach is that of personal response to literature and art: the student must first experience personally the text (play, film, art, music, etc.) before making a critical reflection and sharing viewpoints. This seminar is both an individual and collective process and journey in encountering the beauty and truth revealed in Shakespeare. As such, it can be called an experience of close learning (Newstock 2013), where students and teachers are physically gathered in a dynamic, often spontaneous, serendipitous, interactive and open-ended inquiry (op.cit). Assignments and Grading Policy: $ 30%: a short essay (1-2 pp.) on one of the readings about Shakespeare or on Macbeth in its many versions or on the documentary episode from Shakespeare Uncovered. It should 1) briefly summarize the point of the author/documentary, followed by 2) an analysis of that point by the student with his/ her own opinion. This is due during the fifth-sixth week. $ 40%: a second essay (1-3 pp.) on a topic by the student and also presented before the class. These are to be delivered during the last week of class. $ 30%: active and thoughtful participation, including attendance and punctuality. 1

2 Course Materials: Materials are at the Papelería LOS CUADERNOS. Check that the folio numbers are correct, and then have the copies bound. Extra materials may be provided by the professor, copied at the papelería, or downloaded from this course s SDIP site. All films are in the Centro de Estudio Auto-dirigido (CEA) if you miss a class or wish to view them again. All have subtitles in English. Please register for use of CEA. The following syllabus may be subject to modification in content or procedure. SYLLABUS Weeks 1-2 Introduction. Shakespeare and his universality. Some Basic Terms. The Elizabethan era and theater. The play Macbeth: tragedy and the tragic hero, geography, historical background, main characters, synopsis of the story, major themes and symbols, language. Readings: Dalrymple, Heald, lucyinthesky, Mabillard, Spens, Macbeth guide for viewing, PBS Great Performance: Macbeth. Original text and modern English versions of Macbeth. Projection of Shakespeare in Love. Weeks 3-4 Polanski s Macbeth. Documentary, Macbeth with Ethan Hawke. in Shakespeare Uncovered. Readings on cinema, critics on Polanski s Macbeth (Berlin, Gunter, Rosenthal, Vela & Wilson). Weeks 5-6 Filmed performances of Macbeth: the entire PBS production with Patrick Stewart; scenes from the RSC play with Ian McKellen and Judi Dench. Reading: Johnston. Weeks 7-8 Selections from a graphic novel of Macbeth; scenes from Verdi s opera; Lana Lane s songs of Lady Macbeth. Most recent movie of Macbeth with Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. Week 9 Reading on Japanese Noh Theater and projection of Kurosawa s Throne of Blood. Week 10 Choosing a topic; writing an essay and creating a presentation. Weeks Presentations and final essay. Bibliography (for this course and additional references) Aristotle Poetics. Translation, Introduction, and Notes, James Hutton. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. Berlin, Normand Macbeth: Polanski and Shakespeare. Welsh, James, Vela, Richard, 2

3 Tibbetts, John, eds. Shakespeare into Film. New York, NY: Checkmark Books Bloom, Harold Shakespeare s Universalism ; Macbeth. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. New York, NY: Riverhead Books.1-17; Durband, Alan. Editor and adaptor Shakespeare Made Easy Macbeth. Hauppauge, NY: Barron s Educational Series. Inc. Garber, Marjorie Introduction ; Macbeth. Shakespeare After All. New York, NY: Anchor Books. 3-41; Gill, Roma, ed Oxford School Shakespeare. Macbeth. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Goddard, Harold C Macbeth. The Meaning of Shakespeare. Vol. 2. Chicago: University of Chicago Press Greer, Germaine Shakespeare. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Guntner, Lawrence Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear on Film. Jackson, Russell, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film. Second edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press Holland, Peter Stands Scotland Where It Did? : The Location of Macbeth on Film. Miola, Robert S., ed. William Shakespeare Macbeth. A Norton Critical Edition. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company Johnston, Ian Introduction to Macbeth. Consulted December 27, 2013 at Lee Meno. Margaret Some Basic Terms for Shakespeare s Macbeth. CELEX. Lee Meno. Margaret General Macbeth Guide. CELEX. Lee Meno. Margaret Comparing Macbeth in Various Dramatizations. CELEX. Lee Meno, Margaret The Royal Shakespeare Company Production of Macbeth (McKellen-Dench): Leading questions and cueing guide. CELEX. Lee Meno, Margaret Notes, leading questions, and cueing guide for Verdi s Macbeth. Miola, Robert S., ed Introduction. William Shakespeare Macbeth. A Norton Critical Edition.New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. vii-xxi. Osbourne, Charles Macbeth. The Complete Operas of Verdi. London: Indigo. Pp Rosenthal, Daniel Macbeth. 100 Shakespeare Films. BFI Screen Guides. London, UK: British Film Institute Shakespeare, William. Macbeth: The Graphic Novel. Plain Text Version Clive Bryant, editor-in-chief. John McDonald, script adaptation. Character Designs & original Artwork, Nigel Dobbyn. Towcester, UK: Classical Comics, Ltd. Vela, Richard and Robert F. Wilson Macbeth. Welsh, James, Vela, Richard, Tibbetts, John, eds. Shakespeare into Film. New York, NY: Checkmark Books DVDs (stage, documentary, cinema, opera) Macbeth with Ethan Hawke Shakespeare Uncovered. Produced by Blakeway Productions, 116 Films, and Thirteen in association with Shakespeare s Globe. PBS Distribution. 45 minutes. CEA: Shakespeare Uncovered I #335. 3

4 Shakespeare in Love Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow. Dir. John Madden. Miramax. 123 minutes. CEA: Shakespeare in Love #228. Shakespeare, William (2015). Macbeth. Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. Dir. Justin Kurzel. Anchor Bay Entertainment min. CEA: Shakespeare Fassbender Shakespeare, William Macbeth. Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood. Dir. Rupert Goold. PBS Distribution. 180 minutes. CEA: Shakespeare Patrick Stewart #332. Shakespeare, William (1979). Macbeth. Ian McKellen and Judi Dench. Dir. Philip Casson. The Thames Shakespeare Collection. A&E Television Networks. 146 minutes. CEA: Shakespeare Ian McKellen #333. Shakespeare, William (1979). Macbeth. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis. Dir. Roman Polanski. Colombia TriStar Home Entertainment. 140 minutes. CEA: Shakespeare Polanski #334. Throne of Blood (1957). Toshiro Mifune and Isuru Yamada. Dir. Akira Kurosawa. The Criterion Collection. 109 minutes. CEA: Throne of Blood #336. Verdi, Giuseppe Macbeth. Royal Opera House, London, England. Simon Keenlyside, Liudmyla Monasturska, Ramond Aceto. Conductor, Antonio Pappano. Director, Phyllida Lloyd. Opus Arte. 170 minutes. Subtitles. CEA: Shakespeare Verdi #331. Audio CDs Lane, Lana and Eric Norlander Lady Macbeth. Think Tank Media, USA. 54 minutes, 14 seconds. Shakespeare, William Macbeth. Stephan Dillane and Fiona Shaw. Dir. Fiona Shaw. Naxos AudioBooks. 2 hrs. 20 min. 3 CDs. Sound and Fury Shakespeare Is Hip-Hop. Prod. Alex Rappaport. Flocabulary Press. See Macbeth Rap on YouTube. Strauss, Richard Macbeth Op. 23. National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. Dir. Gerhard Markson. Naxos minutes, 28 seconds. Internet sites Dalrymple, Theodore Why Shakespeare Is for All Time. Catholic Educational Research Center. Consulted 16 April 3014 at Mabillard, Amanda. Why Study Shakespeare? Shakespeare Online. 20 Aug Consulted 7 April 2014 at Macbeth Curriculum Guide for Teachers and Students. n/d. Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, DC). Consulted December 37, 2013 at Macbeth guide for viewing, PBS Great Performances: Macbeth Downloaded December 27, 2013 at Noh Theater Consulted 28 April 2014 at 4

5 Spens, Janet. Elizabethan Drama. London: Metheun & Co Shakespeare Online. 19 Aug Consulted 7 April Additional readings on cinema: Golden, John Graphic Organizer for Cinematic and Theatrical Elements and Their Effects. Consulted September 27, 2010 at Golden, John Introducing Cinematic and Theatrical Elements in Film. Consulted September 27, 2010 at Lee Zoreda, Margaret Universal Film Response Guide. CELEX- UAM-Iztapalapa. 5

HCOL 186N: Shakespeare and the Classical Tradition Spring 2016 Sophomore Seminar MWF 1:10 2:00 PM ~ North Complex 16 Professor Angeline Chiu

1 HCOL 186N: Shakespeare and the Classical Tradition Spring 2016 Sophomore Seminar MWF 1:10 2:00 PM ~ North Complex 16 Professor Angeline Chiu The text of Julius Caesar in the First Folio of 1623 Courtesy