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Spring 2018 | ENGL 1041 Section 001: Adaptation: Literature into Film (68067)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Lind Hall 303
- Enrollment Status:
Open (23 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- It has been said that every age gets the Shakespeare it deserves - the way we experience literary or cinematic texts is strongly affected by the historical contexts within which they are received. When we read Shakespeare's The Tempest and watch Peter Greenaway's 1991 avant-garde film adaptation of it, Prospero's Books, are we in any way encountering the "same" text? Adaptations from one medium to another may emerge in social, political and cultural contexts that diverge widely. We might, for example, see The Tempest as a drama in which the rightful, dynastic authority of a Duke is challenged and restored, and justice prevails. More recent discussions of the play, however, have argued that it is, symbolically, a paradigm for early colonialism and thus very far from a model of "justice." Both these readings can be supported with "evidence" from the text. What about an adaptation in which Prospero, the duke, is "Prospera," a woman? All these approaches to Shakespeare's original play form part of an inter-textual system that is larger than any of the individual texts involved, in which they are always, in some sense, "in dialogue" with each other. Does the intention of the author necessarily define the meaning of a text, as readers see it? What other elements enter into the formulation of meaning(s)? How do elements of an inter-textual system experienced through different media affect us differently, whether emotionally, in our adrenal system, aesthetically or intellectually? In this class, you will learn skills related to interpreting and writing about both literature and moving image media (i.e., film, television, animation, etc.) including concepts and vocabulary specific to each. Your written assignments will include close readings of both films and books; we will model this frequently in class discussion. You will also learn and write about the historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts surrounding the production and reception of literary and cinematic texts.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?craig026+ENGL1041+Spring2018
- Class Description:
- It has been said that every age gets the Shakespeare it deserves - the way we experience literary or cinematic texts is strongly affected by the historical contexts within which they are received. When we read Shakespeare's The Tempest and watch Peter Greenaway's 1991 avant-garde film adaptation of it, Prospero's Books, are we in any way encountering the "same" text? Adaptations from one medium to another may emerge in social, political and cultural contexts that diverge widely. Does the intention of the author necessarily define the meaning of a text, as readers see it? What other elements enter into the formulation of meaning(s)? How do elements of an inter-textual system experienced through different media affect us differently, whether emotionally, in our adrenal system, aesthetically or intellectually? In this class, you will learn skills related to interpreting and writing about both literature and moving image media (i.e., film, television, animation, etc.) including concepts and vocabulary specific to each. Your written assignments will include close readings of both films and books; we will model this frequently in class discussion. You will also learn and write about the historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts surrounding the production and reception of literary and cinematic texts.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68067/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2017
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