Shakespeare’s late play The Tempest has provoked enthusiastic response from various schools of critical theory. We will investigate readings of the text from the perspectives of New Criticism, Deconstruction, Gender Studies, New Historicism and Post-colonial theory and discuss their production of new insights into the text. The seminar offers a discussion of critical theories but it focuses above all on their practical application and seeks to investigate and evaluate their specific reading practices.
All critical material will be provided at the beginning of the summer term. |
