This course is designed to analyze Shakespeare´s so-called festive comedies (C.L. Barber) with a focus on form, function and contemporary reception in literary criticism and film.
Texts: 
•	The Midsummer Night´s Dream
•	Much Ado about Nothing
•	The Merchant of Venice
•	Twelfth Night
Recommended edition for student use is The Oxford Shakespeare (OUP)
| Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| weekly | Di | 14-16 | D2-152 | 12.04.-23.07.2010 | 
| Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglistik: British and American Studies / Bachelor | (Enrollment until SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM4 | 2/3 | |||
| Anglistik: British and American Studies / Master of Education | (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM4 | 2/3 | ||||
| Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Bachelor | (Enrollment until SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM4 | 2/3 | |||
| Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Master of Education | (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM4 | 2/3 | ||||
| Literaturwissenschaft / Bachelor | (Enrollment until SoSe 2011) | Nebenfach | BaLitP8 |