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COURSES ANNOUNCED FOR 1897-98.
VII. Shakespeare, as a Dramatic Artist.
This course is intended (a) to trace the development of
Shakespeare's literary powers and (b) to inculcate a full and
reverential appreciation of his mind and art. His minor
poems—particularly the Sonnets—will be studied in so far
as they throw light upon his development, reveal the influences
active in his work, or mark the stages of his progress,
but the main effort of the class will be directed to a
careful analysis of the dramatic structure of the plays and
to the full comprehension and enjoyment of these masterpieces.
The plays examined in class will be:
1. Love's Labor's Lost; 2. A Midsummer Night's
Dream; 3. Richard III; 4. Romeo and Juliet; 5. King
John; 6. The Merchant of Venice; 7. Henry V; 8. As
You Like It; 9. Julius Cæsar; 10. Hamlet; 11. Measure
for Measure; 12. Othello; 13. King Lear; 14. The
Tempest; 15. The Winter's Tale.
The remaining plays will from time to time be assigned
for parallel reading.
Text-Books. Dowden's Shakespeare Primer; Globe edition of Shakspeare's
Complete Works (Macmillan & Co.). In addition, for the plays
studied in class single annotated volumes are strongly recommended.
VI. The British Essay in the Nineteenth Century;
illustrated by the study of, 1. The Edinburgh Reviewers
(Jeffrey, Smith, and Brougham); 2. The Blackwood Reviewers
(Wilson and Lockhart); 3. Lamb; 4. Hazlitt; 5. Hunt;
6. Landor; 7. DeQuincey; 8. Macaulay; 9. Bagehot;
10. Sir Arthur Helps; 11. Carlyle; 12. Newman; 13.
Matthew Arnold; 14. Pater; 15. Ruskin.
Essays and Dissertation.—As an essential part of this
course there will be required two critical essays and a dissertation.
The essays, due October 22, and December 15,
respectively, will treat some literary theme, not necessarily
growing out of the class work, though to such theme preference
will be given. The dissertation must show independent
and original investigation of some theme selected
with the professor's approval, and the subject of this dissertation
must be recorded by the professor on or before January
15, 1898. The dissertation itself is due on or before
May 15, 1898.
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