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Course Description:
Explore how Shakespeare’s notions of a tragic hero and of tragedy itself develop out of three mostly historical dramas – Richard II, Richard III, Julius Caesar – and into three major but very different tragedies – Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear. We’ll note a change in Shakespeare’s understanding of tragedy, from a medieval concept of the rise and fall of Kings—tied to the wheel of fortune and historical documents—to one of much greater psychological complexity. Along the way we will study Shakespeare’s increasing reliance on soliloquies to reveal states of mind, how dreams give way to other forms of psychological manifestations, and how a growing complexity of the poetry itself expresses Shakespeare’s deeper understanding of human nature.
Class Format and Reading:
The class is a mix of lecture and discussion. Reading requirements will be one play per class. Richard II needs to be read before the first class meeting.
Meeting Place and Times:
Every other Thursday from Sept. 24 - Dec. 3 (six classes)
2:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m.
Community Room, First Security Bank, 19th Street
Instructor(s): Jack Kligerman. Jack Kligerman is Emeritus Professor of English at Lehman College, City
University of New York, where he taught from 1967 to 2002. From 1997 through 2002, he was Department Chair. He has also taught at the University of Paris, Yunnan Teacher's University, Kunming, China, and Brixton College of Further Education, London, the latter as Fulbright Exchange Professor. He is also an accomplished black and white photographer, and has taught photography at the college level.
Cost: $75.00
This course is FULL. Please call 406-994-6683 to get placed on the waiting list. $110.00 for Wonderlust non-members. How do I become a member?
See the Wonderlust Refund Policy
For More Information:
Please contact Extended University, Office of Continuing Education at ContinuingEd@montana.edu or (406)994-6683
How to Register: Register Online
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