Module #1 Introduction to Shakespeares Enduring Legacy Explore the reasons behind Shakespeares timeless influence on literature and the significance of studying his impact on modern authors.
Module #2 Shakespeares Literary Heritage Delve into the historical context of Shakespeares writing and its impact on the English literary canon.
Module #3 Romanticism and the Gothic Revival Analyze how Shakespeares works influenced the Romantic movement and the emergence of the Gothic Revival in the 18th century.
Module #4 The Victorian Era and the Rise of Realism Examine how Shakespeares plays shaped the writing styles of Victorian authors, such as Dickens and the Brontë sisters.
Module #5 Modernism and the Fragmentation of Identity Investigate how Shakespeares exploration of identity and psychology influenced modernist writers like James Joyce and Virginia Woolf.
Module #6 Shakespearean Echoes in 20th-Century Drama Explore how playwrights like Samuel Beckett, Tom Stoppard, and Harold Pinter drew upon Shakespearean themes and motifs.
Module #7 The Influence of Shakespeare on Poetry Analyze the ways in which Shakespeares sonnets and plays influenced the development of poetry in the Romantic and Modernist periods.
Module #8 Shakespeare and the Novel:The 18th and 19th Centuries Examine how Shakespeares plays influenced the development of the novel in the 18th and 19th centuries, including authors like Austen and Eliot.
Module #9 Shakespeare and the Novel:The 20th Century Investigate how Shakespeares works continued to shape the novel in the 20th century, including authors like Toni Morrison and Margaret Atwood.
Module #10 Shakespeares Impact on Childrens Literature Explore how Shakespeares stories and characters have been reimagined for childrens literature, including authors like J.M. Barrie and J.K. Rowling.
Module #11 Adaptation and Appropriation:Film and Theater Analyze how Shakespeares plays have been adapted and reinterpreted in film and theater, including directors like Laurence Olivier and Baz Luhrmann.
Module #12 Shakespeare and Popular Culture:Music and Media Examine how Shakespeares works have influenced popular culture, including music, film, and television.
Module #13 Postcolonial Shakespeare:The Global Perspective Investigate how Shakespeares plays have been reinterpreted and reimagined in postcolonial contexts, including authors like Derek Walcott and Salman Rushdie.
Module #14 Feminist Shakespeare:Rethinking Gender and Power Analyze how Shakespeares works have been reinterpreted through a feminist lens, including authors like Virginia Woolf and Angela Carter.
Module #15 Queer Shakespeare:Rethinking Sexuality and Desire Examine how Shakespeares works have been reinterpreted through a queer lens, including authors like Oscar Wilde and Alan Hollinghurst.
Module #16 Shakespeare and Trauma:Representing Violence and Suffering Investigate how Shakespeares works have influenced the representation of trauma, violence, and suffering in modern literature.
Module #17 Shakespeare and the Human Condition:Exploring Universal Themes Analyze how Shakespeares works continue to illuminate universal human themes, including love, mortality, and identity.
Module #18 Teaching Shakespeare in the Modern Classroom Discuss strategies and approaches for teaching Shakespeares works in the modern classroom, including the use of digital resources and performance-based learning.
Module #19 Shakespeare and Intertextuality:Reading and Writing Across Genres Examine how Shakespeares works engage with other texts and genres, and how this intertextuality can inform our own writing and reading practices.
Module #20 Shakespeare and Critical Theory:New Perspectives and Debates Investigate how Shakespeares works have been interpreted and reinterpreted through various critical lenses, including Marxism, poststructuralism, and ecocriticism.
Module #21 Shakespeare and the Digital Humanities Explore the ways in which digital tools and methods are transforming the study of Shakespeares works, including digital editions and data analysis.
Module #22 Shakespeare and Performance Studies:The Body and the Stage Analyze how Shakespeares works have been performed and reinterpreted on the stage, including the role of the actors body and the spatial dynamics of the theater.
Module #23 Shakespeare and Cultural Memory:Commemoration and Legacy Investigate how Shakespeares works have been commemorated and remembered over time, including the role of cultural institutions and heritage sites.
Module #24 Shakespeare and the Nation:Identity, Politics, and Power Examine how Shakespeares works have been used to shape and reflect national identities, including the role of power and politics in shaping cultural narratives.
Module #25 Shakespeare and the Environment:Ecocriticism and Sustainability Analyze how Shakespeares works engage with environmental themes and issues, including the relevance of ecocriticism to modern ecological concerns.
Module #26 Shakespeare and the Marketplace:Commerce, Capitalism, and Consumption Investigate how Shakespeares works reflect and critique the emergence of capitalism and consumer culture in the early modern period.
Module #27 Shakespeare and the Body Politic:Health, Medicine, and the State Examine how Shakespeares works engage with themes of health, medicine, and the body politic, including the role of the state in regulating bodily practices.
Module #28 Shakespeare and the Emotions:Affect, Feeling, and Empathy Analyze how Shakespeares works represent and evoke emotions, including the role of affect, feeling, and empathy in shaping our responses to his plays.
Module #29 Shakespeare and the Archive:Memory, History, and the Past Investigate how Shakespeares works engage with the concept of the archive, including the role of memory, history, and the past in shaping our understanding of his plays.
Module #30 Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion Planning next steps in Shakespeare’s Influence on Modern Literature career
