Hamlet & Hamletism (DRAM7040)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Units
4
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2 Contact hours
Assessment methods
8,000 words (or equivalent), tutorial attendance & participation
Course enquiries
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.
Course description
NOT OFFERED 2009. This course aims to examine the critical & creative ramifications of Hamlet, exploring how this key text of Western modernity has been the object of a massive amount of re-interpretation for Western culture at least, Hamlet could be described as the ultimate "intertextual" text. The course's broad focus should make it partly an introduction to cultural & intellectual history.