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Introduction to Who Wrote Shakespeare
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4 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2436 | yes | Coursera |
The fees for the course Introduction to Who Wrote Shakespeare is -
| Head | Amount in INR |
| Certificate Fees | Rs. 2,436 |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome and Introduction
- The role of belief in interpretation
- Interview with Kris De Meyer Part 1
- Interview with Kris De Meyer Part 2
- "Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare"
- The "man-shaped hole"
- Personal vs Impersonal Testimony
- Literary Paper Trails
- Shakspere as a broker
- The Shakespeare Apocrypha
- Was Shakspere a Playbroker?
- Thomas Heywood and 'The Author'
- Ben Jonson's poem 'On Poet-Ape' - An Introduction
- "On Poet-Ape" - Textual Analysis
- Shakespeare in the Parnassus Plays
- Interview with Professor William Leahy Part 1
- Interview with Alexander Waugh Part 1
- Interview with Sir Mark Rylance Part 1
- Interview with Sir Mark Rylance Part 2
- Module Summary
Readings
- Terms of Reference
- Absence of Evidence
- Addendum
- Is John Marston a strong contender for Poet-Ape?
Assignments
- Starting Point
- The effect of belief on interpretation
- The main arguments
- Broker theory
- Analysis of 'On Poet-Ape'
Discussion prompt
- (Optional) A 5.6 Does the authorship question matter?
Videos
- Shakespeare and the Hand D additions to Sir Thomas More
- B 1.2 Hand D - Handwriting Argument
- Hand D - Spelling Argument
- Hand D - Content Argument
- Hand D - Author or Scribe?
- A Hidden Author?
- Marston and Hall - Labeo Part 1
- Marston and Hall - Labeo Part 2
- 'Concealed Poets' and 'Our English Terence'
- Does Hyphenation Imply Anonymity?
- 'Not Without Right' - Shakspere's Coat of Arms
- Coat of Arms - Insulso Sogliardo
- Coat of Arms - The Authorship Argument
- The Upstart Crow - Allusion or Illusion?
- Was Groats-worth Greene's?
- The Upstart Crow as Edward Alleyn
- Shake-scene and the 'Tiger's Heart'
- Interview with Sir Mark Rylance Part 3
- Interview with Gregory Thompson Part 1
- Interview with Professor William Leahy Part 2
- Interview with Professor William Leahy Part 3
- Module Summary
Readings
- For and Against "Hand D = Shakespeare"
- Addendum
Assignments
- Shakespeare and 'Hand D'
- 16th Century Authorship Doubt
- Shakspere's Coat of Arms
- The Upstart Crow
Discussion prompt
- (Optional) B 5.6 A Different Poet-Ape?
Videos
- Stratford-upon-Avon and William Camden
- Stratford-upon-Avon, Drayton and Dr Hall
- Stratford-upon-Avon's New Vicar
- Shakspere's Lodger
- Shakspere's Literacy
- Shakspere's Daughters' Literacy 1
- Shakspere's Daughters' Literacy 2
- Shakespeare's Education
- Shakespeare and Stratford - Shrewish places
- Shakespeare and Stratford - The Shrew's Induction
- Shakespeare and Stratford - Dialect words
- The Stratford Monument - Introduction
- Stratford and the William Basse Elegy
- Was the Stratford Monument Altered?
- Analysis of the Monument Poem
- Analysis of the Latin Lines
- Interview with Alexander Waugh - Part 2
- Interview with Gregory Thompson Part 2
- Interview with Gregory Thompson Part 3
- Interview with Peter Dawkins Part 1
- Interview with Peter Dawkins Part 2
- Module Summary
Readings
- Addendum
- Shakespeare and Stratford - Bardolph and Fluellen
Assignments
- Stratford Connections
- Literacy and Education
- Warwickshire references in Shakespeare
- The Stratford Monument
Discussion prompt
- (Optional) C 5.7 The Stratford-upon-Avon evidence
Videos
- The First Folio and Ben Jonson
- D 1.2 The First Folio Letters
- D 1.3 Ben Jonson's Discoveries
- The Preface Poets
- The Droeshout Portrait - Reception
- Was Droeshout the Younger Incompetent?
- The Droeshout Portrait from a Non-Stratfordian Perspective
- 'Look Not on His Picture' - Analysis
- The Folio Link to the Stratford-on-Avon
- Thy Stratford Monument
- Sweet Swan of Avon!
- Jonson's Eulogy - Seeliest Ignorance
- Jonson's Eulogy - A Monument without A Tomb
- Interview with Alexander Waugh Part 3
- Interview with Alexander Waugh Part 4
- Interview with Sir Mark Rylance Part 4
- Interview with Sir Mark Rylance Part 5
- Interview with Professor William Leahy Part 4
- Module Summary
Reading
- Was Ben Jonson accused of 'raping' Shakespeare?
Assignments
- The First Folio Preface
- The Droeshout Portrait
- Stratford-upon-Avon and the First Folio
- Ben Jonson and Shakespeare
Discussion prompt
- D 5.6 (Optional) Discuss the First Folio Preface
- (Optional) D 5.7 General Authorship Question discussion