Summer Shakespeare II

Sections and Teachers

A second summer full of Shakespeare — we go through ten of the Bard's lesser-known plays, touching comedy, tragedy, history, and romance:

Comedy:
  Love’s Labour’s Lost
  The Comedy of Errors
  The Merry Wives of Windsor
  All’s Well That Ends Well

Tragedy:
  Antony and Cleopatra
  Coriolanus

History:
  Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3

Romance:
  The Winter’s Tale

Prerequisites

None necessary; does not overlap (or presuppose) Summer Shakespeare I. These courses can be taken in any order.

Recommended background

Some familiarity with Shakespearean English is helpful; some experience seeing Shakespeare on stage or on screen would also be useful.

Textbooks and Materials

This item is required:

All’s Well That Ends Well , Authors: William Shakespeare

ISBN: 0743484975

Publisher's website: All’s Well That Ends Well

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Please use this edition only — there is enough variation in Shakespeare’s texts that resorting to different editions in class tends to create confusion.

This item is required:

Antony and Cleopatra , Authors: William Shakespeare

ISBN: 0743482859

Publisher's website: Antony and Cleopatra

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Please use this edition only — there is enough variation in Shakespeare’s texts that resorting to different editions in class tends to create confusion.

This item is required:

Coriolanus , Authors: William Shakespeare

ISBN: 0451528433

Publisher's website: Coriolanus

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Please use this edition only — there is enough variation in Shakespeare’s texts that resorting to different editions in class tends to create confusion.

This item is required:

Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3 , Authors: William Shakespeare

ISBN: 0451529847

Publisher's website: Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Please use this edition only — there is enough variation in Shakespeare’s texts that resorting to different editions in class tends to create confusion.

This item is required:

Love's Labour's Lost , Authors: William Shakespeare

ISBN: 0743484924

Publisher's website: Love's Labour's Lost

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Please use this edition only — there is enough variation in Shakespeare’s texts that resorting to different editions in class tends to create confusion.

This item is required:

The Comedy of Errors , Authors: William Shakespeare

ISBN: 0743484886

Publisher's website: The Comedy of Errors

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Please use this edition only — there is enough variation in Shakespeare’s texts that resorting to different editions in class tends to create confusion.

This item is required:

The Merry Wives of Windsor , Authors: William Shakesepeare

ISBN: 0671722786

Publisher's website: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Please use this edition only — there is enough variation in Shakespeare’s texts that resorting to different editions in class tends to create confusion.

This item is required:

The Winter’s Tale , Authors: William Shakespeare

ISBN: 0743484894

Publisher's website: The Winter’s Tale

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Please use this edition only — there is enough variation in Shakespeare’s texts that resorting to different editions in class tends to create confusion.