ENG 6740 Literature and the Arts

A study of literature adapted to art, dance, film, music, opera, television, and spoken-word recording that may include The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and the Disney animation; the Bible and paintings by the Masters; Beaumarchais’ The Barber of Seville and Rossini’s opera; Henry James’s The Golden Bowl and the video adaptation; E. T. A. Hoffmann’s stories, The Tales of Hoffmann opera by Offenbach, the Nutcracker ballet by Baryshnikov; Shakespeare’s Othello and Verdi’s opera adaptation; and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in many of the arts, including Zeffirelli’s film, Delius’s opera A Village Romeo and Juliet, the B.B.C. video production, and Michael Smuin’s ballet.
Credits: 3.0