Fall 2017  |  ENGL 3061 Section 001: Literature and Music (17455)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
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
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Lind Hall 325
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Explores various parallels/intersections between literature and music, in terms of both form/content. Musical genres vary by instructor.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?sirc+ENGL3061+Fall2017
Class Description:
Shakespeare/Verdi: The single-most glorious intersection of Literature and Music is opera, of course. It follows, then, that great opera based on great literature gives us the best of both worlds, and the most brilliant example of literature-based opera would have to be Verdi's adaptations of 3 of Shakespeare's plays. This course will explore the Literature/Music nexus through a detailed look at 3 of William Shakespeare's plays - MACBETH, OTHELLO, and THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR - along with the 3 operas Giuseppe Verdi based on those works - MACBETH, OTELLO, and FALSTAFF. We'll take a few classes to get to know Shakespeare and Verdi, then we'll spend the rest of the semester studying each play and each libretto, reading criticism and other source information concerning each work, and watching play performance and opera production. We'll also explore the decisions involved in the musical adaptation of a literary text. Students should leave the class with a working knowledge of these two men of the theatre, a thorough knowledge of each play and each opera, insight to how criticism makes meaning of literature and music, and insight into both artistic production and artistic adaptation.
*This course meets the Literature Core LE requirement.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17455/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
6 March 2017

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