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Syllabus love and death: the tragedy of desire from Dante to Shakespeare - 19186 Last update 16-08-2018 HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: General & Compar. Literature Academic year: 0 Semester: 1st Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Gur Zak Coordinator Email: [email protected] Coordinator Office Hours: Tuesday, 15-16 Teaching Staff: Dr. Gur Zak page 1 / 3 Course/Module description: The course will examine the development of the tragedy of passion from Dante to Shakespeare by giving particular attention to the way Renaissance authors have engaged in dialogue with the tragedy of Dido and Aeneas as recounted in Virgil's Aeneid 4. Given that the conflict between pietas and passion inheres at the core of the Virgilian text, we will explore how Renaissance authors have appropriated and commented upon this seminal conflict. Course/Module aims: Attaining deep knowledge of the development of the tragedy of passion from Dante to Shakespeare. Examining the role of intertextuality in Renaissance literature. Reflecting on the ethical, political, and gendered dimensions of the Renaissance tragedy of passion. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: Demonstrate deep knowledge of the genre of tragedy in the Renaissance Discuss in an intelligent, informed, and critical manner the ethical, political, and gendered uses of tragedy Attendance requirements(%): 100% Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Course/Module Content: 1. The Tragedy of Passion in the Aeneid: Dido and Aeneas. 2. Medieval Dido 3. Dido, Francesca, Beatrice: Dante 4. Dido, Sophonisba, Laura: Petrarch 5. Boccaccio and the Tragic. 6. Tragedy in the Italian Renaissance: Trissino's Sophonisba. 7. Tragedy in the Italian Renaissance: Tasso. 8. Dido in the English Renaissance: Marlowe. page 2 / 3 9. From Dido to Cleopatra: Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra Required Reading: Virgil, Aeneid, Book 4 Dante, Inferno 5, Purgatorio, 30, 31 Petrarch, Africa, Book 5 Petrarch, Triumphs, 1 Boccaccio, Decameron, Day 4 Trissino, Sophonisba Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered Books 16, 20 Marlowe, Dido, Queen of Carthage Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra Additional Reading Material: Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 0 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 10 % Project work 80 % Assignments 10 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information: page 3 / 3 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).

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