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The Shakespeare Chronicles
<p>Some of us may have come to Shakespeare just recently. Still, it’s never too late to look at what is so special about him, by embarking on a wonderful journey from Stratford-upon-Avon to London to
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The Shakespeare Chronicles
<p>Some of us may have come to Shakespeare just recently. Still, it’s never too late to look at what is so special about him, by embarking on a wonderful journey from Stratford-upon-Avon to London to
...Some of us may have come to Shakespeare just recently. Still, it’s never too late to look at what is so special about him, by embarking on a wonderful journey from Stratford-upon-Avon to London to explore this man and his times. Shakespeare was born in just the right place at the right time; Elizabethan England. We look at his early life in Stratford and London, how he ‘became’ Shakespeare, and his global influence.
DELIVERY MODE
- Face-to-Face / Online
SUGGESTED READING
- On Shakespeare, John Bell, Allen & Unwin, 2011
- Shakespeare, Peter Ackroyd
- 1599, James Shapiro, Faber and Faber, 2005
- 1606, James Shapiro, Faber and Faber, 2015
- Contested Will, James Shapiro, Faber and Faber 2010
COURSE OUTLINE
- Times of great change; Who wrote Shakespeare?; Stratford-upon-Avon
- Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; Shakespeare’s school; Memorial Theatre
- Shakespeare in America; Bardology & the journey through the Cotswolds
- Early London Theatres; Anne Hathaway’s Cottage; Elizabethan identities
- Spanish Armada; The journey towards London; Becoming Shakespeare
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Have a greater appreciation of have a greater understanding of Shakespeare’s life, work and travels
