ATS2492 Shakespeare and Renaissance literature
Faculty of Arts
ATS2492 Shakespeare and Renaissance literature is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2492
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
- ATS2485Reading the past
After ATS2492
No unit lists ATS2492 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Overview
The aim of this unit is to develop and extend students' historical understanding of modern English literature in its foundational Renaissance period (roughly 1580-1660), in terms of its generic and aesthetic forms and structures and its ideological and political contexts and concerns, focussing on the work of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and some contemporary playwrights. The unit will pay particular attention to the complex representation of gender and sexuality in the period. Shakespeare's plays will be considered in relation to the various interpretations which have been applied to or imposed upon them by critics and directors over the years, and how these reflect changing times and fashions as well as political and cultural biases.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and discuss the various and changing intellectual contexts -- aesthetic, philosophical, religious, scientific, political and social -- of the Renaissance and of the ways in which they form and inform its literature;
- 2
critically analyse the ways in which a variety of dramatic texts explore the concepts of power (political, social and sexual) and of desire (religious, courtly, neo-Platonic and sexual) in the Renaissance period;
- 3
discuss the complexity of gender- and race-representation in Renaissance literature;
- 4
apply different critical approaches to Renaissance texts and to the preoccupations and themes which they embody;
- 5
argue, interpret and analyse effectively both in written work and orally in seminar discussion.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS2492 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Peter Groves
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Peter Groves
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2492?
ATS2492 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2492 offered?
In 2020, ATS2492 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2492?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS2492?
ATS2492 is part of Literary studies.