English Literature
English Literature

In this course, we explore several aspects of one of Shakespeare’s later plays, The Winter’s Tale. In particular, we consider the political and theatrical context for the play, the importance of allegory and symbolism, the play’s peculiar...
7 lectures
0:57:08
Dr Charles Moseley
Cambridge University
English Literature

In this course, we explore several aspects of Antony and Cleopatra. We begin by thinking about why Shakespeare was interested in writing plays that were set in Ancient Rome, before looking at a number of aspects of the play and...
5 lectures
0:44:56
Prof. John Lennard
Independent Scholar
English Literature

In this course, we explore several aspects of King Lear. We begin by looking at some of the textual problems of the play, before looking at aspects of the play and its performance. In particular, we explore the play’s comedic...
5 lectures
0:44:29
Prof. John Lennard
Independent Scholar
English Literature

In this course, Professor Tiffany Stern (University of Oxford) explores how Shakespeare was originally rehearsed, acted and watched, and how this might change our understand of some of his plays. In the first module, we think about actors' roles...
6 lectures
0:52:19
Prof. Tiffany Stern
Royal Holloway, London
English Literature

In this course, Dr John Lennard explores Shakespeare's Hamlet. In the first module, we explore the idea of Hamlet as a revenge tragedy, and think about how Shakespeare has complicated the basic structure. In the second module, we consider the...
5 lectures
0:53:30
Prof. John Lennard
Independent Scholar
English Literature

In Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare's first tragedy, the fragmentation of sacrificed and mutilated bodies gives rise to a polyphony of dismemberment. Over the course of these six lectures, Andrew Zurcher explores how Shakespeare figures the...
6 lectures
1:23:22
Dr Andrew Zurcher
Cambridge University
English Literature

In this course, Professor Diane Purkiss (Oxford) explores Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, with a particular focus on some of the more magical aspects of the play. The course begins with an exploration of the idea of the "Midsummer Night"...
5 lectures
0:43:29
Prof. Diane Purkiss
Oxford University