ENGL 6680: Seminar in British Literature: Shakespeare in Context
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Study of a topic in British Literature. Section information text: This seminar will put three of Shakespeare's plays (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth. and Richard III) in the context of other lesser-known drama of the Elizabethan and Jacobean professional stage. During the course of the semester, students will not only familiarize themselves with plays by early modern dramatists like Thomas Preston, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, and Thomas Middleton, but they will also learn about early modern English history, theatrical practices, and print culture. A significant focus of the seminar as well will be the assumptions and procedures of recent textual editors of early modern drama. In-class discussions, secondary readings, presentations, play reviews, commonplace book entries, and a final research project will together ensure an in-depth and sustained engagement with some of the most significant decades in western theatre history.
Average GPA: 3.83
Grade distribution records: 151 students across 16 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 119 | 78.8% |
| B | 24 | 15.9% |
| W | 7 | 4.6% |
Based on 151 student grade records across 16 terms and 6 professors.
Instructors
- Kirk Melnikoff 44 students, Average GPA 3.77
- Alan Rauch 32 students, Average GPA 3.93
- Matthew Rowney 27 students, Average GPA 3.79
- Elizabeth Gargano 23 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Jennifer Munroe 21 students, Average GPA 3.76
- Tony Jackson 4 students, Average GPA 3.50