Shakespeare's theatre within the culture of his time? How did his plays engage with controversial questions of politics, religion and gender? And how did he bridge the demands of a form that was both popular entertainment and a leisure activity of the elite? Encounters with Shakespeare is your chance to find out.
1.2. The aims of the course are to:
enhance your understanding of a selection of important early modern plays;
develop your knowledge of the conditions of early modern theatre and its place…
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