Seminar in Music and Shakespeare (443-0-1)

Instructors

Linda Austern
847/491-5705
l-austern@northwestern.edu
Office Hours: E-mail instructor to arrange a meeting.

Meeting Info

RCMA Lower Level 121: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This course offers students the opportunity to explore some of the many intersections between Shakespearean drama and music from the late sixteenth century through the early twenty-first, not only in many sorts of performance of the plays themselves, but also in opera, ballet, film, musical theatre, art-song, popular music, and the symphony, to name only a few. Textual languages include not only The Bard's original English and its more modern forms, but also French, German, Hindi, Italian and Russian for starters; our media also go well beyond the stage and written page known to Shakespeare and his early audiences. Given the character and complexity of the material, and the multimedia and interdisciplinary natures of Shakespeare-inspired musical works and scholarship, this course is open to students whose primary interest or field of study is comparative literature, film, English, performance studies, or theatre, as well as any area of music.

Class Materials (Required)

Most readings, audio, and video materials will be available through Canvas Library Course Reserves.

Class Materials (Suggested)

The following books will be available in the University bookstore:

Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. Folger Shakespeare Library, Updated Edition. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2013. ISBN: 9781451694727

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. Folger Shakespeare Library, Reprint Edition. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2011. ISBN: 9781451621709

Shakespeare, William. Taming of the Shrew. Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. Folger Shakespeare Library, Updated Edition. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004. ISBN: 9781476777399

Duffin, Ross W. Shakespeare's Songbook (with CD). New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. ISBN: 9780393058895

Lindley, David, ed. Shakespeare And Music. Arden Critical Companions. London: Bloomsbury, 2005. ISBN: 9781904271710

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: REASON: Pre-registration is not allowed for this class. Please try again during regular registration.