Shakespeare and Medicine

Undergraduate

This course explores intersections between Shakespeare and the discourses and practices of medicine. We will examine such plays as All’s Well That Ends Well, King Lear, and The Winter’s Tale, reading their representations of the body alongside early modern accounts of anatomy, physiology, and psychology. Specific topics may include ability/disability, aging, disease, herbalism, mental health, morbidity, pharmacology, pregnancy/lactation, and sex/sexuality. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1483-1493 or ENGL 1413 plus ENGL 1423 with a minimum grade of C-.