Shakespeare and Embodiment

Consideration of a number of Shakespearean texts including the erotic narrative poem “Venus and Adonis,” the early revenge drama Titus Andronicus , the history Henry IV, pt. 1 , the tragedy of Othello , among others, and their various representations of the body: as subject to violence, gender and desire, sovereignty and history. Attention to Shakespeare’s rewriting of Ovid, novelle, and chronicle history. Enrollment limited to 20. Not open to first year students.