<<Tentative Schedule>>

Week
Date
Reading
Multimedia
1
9.20
Introductions: Commedia, comedy and the English Renaissance
2
9.27
The Comedy of Errors (1592-4)
Online Lecture 1
3
10.4
Online Lecture 2
4
10.11
The Taming of the Shrew (1593-4)
Ray's article
5
10.18
6
10.25
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595-6)

1. Journals (Class 2003)
2. Online Discussion [1, 2, 3]
3. Interview
4. Guest Speaker: Doris Chang

7
11.1
8
11.8
The Merchant of Venice (1596-7)
1. Online Lecture 1
9
11.15
2. Online Lecture 2
10
11.22
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597)
11
11.29
12
12.6
Twelfth Night (1601-2)

Readings for the online discussion: 1. / 2. / 3.

Notes: lecture / questions

13
12.13
14
12.20
The History of Troilus and Cressida (1601-2)
15
12.27
16
1.3
The Tempest (1611)
17
1.10
18
1.17
Final Papers Due:Presentation of final papers by all students

* Weekly Assignment: Student Presentation