Introduction to Who Wrote Shakespeare

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课程名称：谁写了莎士比亚的介绍 课程概述：本课程由伦敦大学提供，旨在通过莎士比亚作者身份问题探讨批判性思维和文本解读。我们将利用对莎士比亚作者身份的怀疑作为探讨平台，深入理解作者属性的关键概念，同时提升文学分析、解读和论证能力。通过对关键文本的深入探索，您将了解为何莎士比亚的作者身份受到质疑，以及争论双方所引用的证据。对于那些希望从新角度探索莎士比亚作品或磨练分析思维能力的学员，本课程提供了一个引人入胜的入门机会。已对莎士比亚作者身份问题感兴趣的同学也将被鼓励以富有成效的方式质疑自己的假设。无论是作为单独课程，还是为伦敦大学英语学位的准备，这门课程都将令人深思。 课程大纲： 1. **理解问题**：本周将为莎士比亚作者身份问题提供实用介绍，涵盖您将使用的术语和概念，并概述支持和反对莎士比亚作品归属他的基本论点。您将学习如何理解个人的感知（包括您自己的）是如何受既有信念和假设的影响，并如何影响您解读和评估文学和历史证据的能力。您还将了解一个关键的作者身份理论，并进行第一次紧密阅读相关文本的实践练习。 2. **男人与作者**：本模块将探讨身份问题，主要关注将威廉·莎士比亚与威廉·莎士比亚身份的联系或割裂的论点。围绕“手D”的论证旨在建立莎士比亚与莎士比亚之间的坚定联系，该论点现被作为事实呈现，因此了解该归属的证据、论点及理由非常重要。您将详细审视关于莎士比亚的家族徽章的斯特拉福德及非斯特拉福德论点，最后将批判性地分析莎士比亚生平的重要基石之一，罗伯特·格林对此称为抄袭演员的“新贵乌鸦”的引用。 3. **来自斯特拉福德的证据**：在此模块中，您将更深入地观察斯特拉福德与莎士比亚之间的联系，首先审视与莎士比亚有可证实个人联系的人的证言：威廉·卡姆登、迈克尔·德雷顿、莎士比亚的女婿约翰·霍尔博士及莎士比亚的女儿们。您将考虑其女儿们的识字能力是否与作者身份问题相关。您还将审视被声称为剧中本地华威郡引用的内容，这些内容曾被用来支持传统的作者归属。最后，您将研究斯特拉福德圣三一教堂内为莎士比亚竖立的纪念碑及其争议。 4. **作为作者证明的第一部文集**：在最后一个模块中，您将探讨支持莎士比亚作品传统归属的关键文本：1623年的第一部莎士比亚文集。您将了解为何第一部文集对有兴趣研究莎士比亚作者身份问题的学者至关重要，并将详细研究其前言中包含的文本，运用您迄今所发展的文本分析技能。

课程大纲

Name:Understanding the Question

Description:This week is a practical introduction to the Shakespeare authorship question, covering terms and concepts you will use and outlining the basic arguments for and against William Shakespeare’s authorship of the works attributed to him. You will learn a framework for understanding how a person’s perceptions (including your own) are shaped by pre-existing beliefs and assumptions and learn how this might impact your ability to interpret and assess literary and historical evidence. You will then be introduced to a key theory of the authorship question and to the first practical exercise in close-reading a relevant text.

Name:The Man and the Author

Description:In this module we’ll look at questions of identity; chiefly at arguments that attempt to link William Shakspere the man to William Shakespeare the author – or to sever that link. The arguments surrounding “Hand D” in Sir Thomas More claim to establish a firm link between Shakspere and Shakespeare, and Shakespeare’s authorship of the “Hand D” pages is now being presented as fact, so it’s important to understand the evidence, arguments, and reasons for this attribution. You’ll look in detail at the non-Stratfordian argument that Shakespeare authorship doubt was first expressed within only four years after the first “Shakespeare” publication in the works of John Marston and Joseph Hall. You’ll consider some of the key Stratfordian and non-Stratfordian arguments related to William Shakspere’s coat of arms. And lastly, you’ll look critically at an important cornerstone of Shakespeare biography, Robert Greene’s reference to a plagiarising actor, the “upstart Crow”.

Name:The Evidence from Stratford-upon-Avon

Description:In the module, you will look more deeply at the connection between Stratford-upon-Avon and Shakespeare, beginning with Shakespeare-related testimony from people who had a provable personal connection to Stratford-upon-Avon and Shakespeare: William Camden, Michael Drayton, Shakespeare's son-in-law, Dr John Hall, and Shakespeare’s daughters. You’ll consider the question of his daughters’ literacy, and whether has any bearing on the authorship question. You’ll look at what are claimed to be local Warwickshire references in the plays, which have been used to support the traditional authorship attribution. And finally, you’ll consider the monument erected to Shakespeare in Stratford’s Holy Trinity Church, arguments that it was altered in the 18th century, and the three texts engraved on that monument and the connected grave.

Name:The First Folio as Proof of Authorship

Description:In this final module you’ll explore the key text supporting the traditional attribution of Shakespeare’s works: the 1623 First Folio of Shakespeare’s works. You will learn why the First Folio is a critically important text for those interested in the Shakespeare authorship question, and you will study in detail – applying the textual analysis skills you have developed so far - the texts included in its preface..

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