William Shakespeare the Character (4 sessions)

Viewing and discussion of several film or TV treatments of the famous playwright as a fictive (or semi-fictive) personage. Viewing will include Shakespeare in Love, All is True, Anonymous, and The Upstart Crow. Discussion will include critical examination of the docudrama and the biopic as well as the famous man from Stratford-upon-Avon.

(Class minimum 3, maximum 20)

Instructor: Barry Adams

Barry is a Professor of English Emeritus at Cornell. Since retirement he has taught a variety of courses at Lifelong, on Shakespeare, opera, the English language and the King James Bible.