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DHSHX Main Menu Introduction: What's Digital Shakespeare? An explanation of why this book exists. Where to Start in this Book A List of Primary Paths Available in the Book "DH" | Digital Methods for Literary Study An opening Page containing paths for learning about digital methods & the study of Literature/Shakespeare Shakespeare: The Basics Shakespeare: The Digital Path for how digital technology enhances the study of Shakespeare's works Units on Specific Works Home Page for Paths with Specific Plays & Poems "DH" Assignments Assignments that make use of digital texts, tools, or both

Learning Goals & This Book

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Literary Interpretation Learning Objectives

Apply relevant criteria to create, critically analyze, interpret, or reflect ethically on a text, artwork, performance, or other product of human creativity and reasoning.
Identify representative passages from texts to produce close readings and demonstrate a command of stylistic features which contribute to literary language
identify the cultural assumptions implicit in artistic representations--that is, the unavoidable influences of the culture in which the creator of a work of art is embedded.)
discern how design or form influences meaning
analyze a work from a variety of perspectives (e.g., creative, cultural, critical, aesthetic)
construct an argument using evidence to draw conclusions and support a thesis

Shakespeare-Specific Learning Objectives

Not just read, but *understand* the language of Early and Late Modern English (syntax, word choice, new words, old words, generic style, etc…)
Acquire and employ a basic vocabulary of literary and critical terms such as iambic pentameter, blank verse, in media res, folios, quartos, soliloquy, et al.
Identify and analyze relevant genres and forms like history, pastoral, romance, comedy, and tragedy (plays), as well as sonnets and long poetry.
Understand and practice the skill of close textual reading by linking (and questioning!) authorial intention with textual analysis.
Demonstrate knowledge of relevant historical and cultural contexts about the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, including literary movements, major social trends, and significant political events.
Identify and describe theatrical (performance) history and theory

Technical & Information Literacy Objectives

Demonstrate the ability to research, select and properly cite a variety of appropriate sources used to support scholarly work.
Make effective use of sources and literary corpora, showing understanding of their meaning/significance.
Demonstrate the ability to use general or discipline-specific technologies to identify, retrieve, analyze, and communicate ideas and information

Writing Objectives

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Introduction: What's Digital Shakespeare? Heather Froehlich
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Where to Start in this Book