This course will start with an in-depth analysis and interpretation of the text of Shakespeare´s The Merchant of Venice and then proceed to analyse major theatrical and filmic representations as examples of differently adapted and contextualized versions of the play.
Jonathan Miller (dir.), The Merchant of Venice (National Theatre, 1973)
Trevor Nunn (dir.), The Merchant of Venice (National Theatre, 2001)
Peter Zadek (dir.), Der Kaufmann von Venedig (Theater an der Wien, 1990)
Michael Radford (dir.), The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Participants will be requested to either contribute to a presentation in class or alternatively
write a film review of one of the films.
Russell Jackson (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film (2000)
Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period |
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Module | Course | Requirements | |
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23-ANG-AngPM2 Profilmodul 2: British Studies | 2.3 British Literature and Media | Study requirement
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Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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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) / Master of Education | (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM4 | 2/3 |