The Option groups are normally taught in the Spring term. Members of academic staff offer a choice of special papers in areas relating to their present research interests. This course examines a selection of important writing on Shakespeare from Ben Jonson to the present, aiming to cover the main developments in Shakespeare criticism. It is taught by weekly seminar over one term or the equivalent. Its aim is to introduce students to the history and analysis of Shakespeare's plays in performance on stage, film, television, and radio.
Attention is paid to the specific methods and materials of theatre research.
This is a programme of weekly workshops on Text and Performance that involves members of the Royal Shakespeare Company and others. Dissertation Students who successfully complete the taught courses proceed in June to begin writing a supervised dissertation. This is submitted at the beginning of the following academic year. Dissertations may address any suitable topic of Shakespearian criticism, performance, or textual study, or a related topic of early modern literary study. Assessment Assessment is under review.