The Tragedy of Desire from Dante to Shakespeare - 19186

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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

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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.

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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 %

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