Tempest and Hag Seed Resources

[claudia007]

Hey Angelina,
thanks for the awesome lecture today (didn't seem like it was your first english advanced one at all!!:D) at mac uni and for the awesome 'warm-up' at the end of the lecture:)!! I just wanted to ask if you have any recommended resources for Hagseed+The Tempest as I am struggling to compile notes/gather my thoughts on these two texts to a 'proper extent'.

Thanks so much
Claudia

[angewina_naguen]

Hey Angelina,
thanks for the awesome lecture today (didn't seem like it was your first english advanced one at all!!:D) at mac uni and for the awesome 'warm-up' at the end of the lecture:)!! I just wanted to ask if you have any recommended resources for Hagseed+The Tempest as I am struggling to compile notes/gather my thoughts on these two texts to a 'proper extent'.

Thanks so much
Claudia

Hey, claudia007!

Glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself (and the warm-up)! I've provided some resources for the texts which you can have a look at. I think this ETA one on the Textual Conversations module does a really good job at capturing the module and giving you some themes to work with. Finding resources for The Tempest alone (and not reviews of productions) has been a challenge but I do have this article from The Guardian that might work! I've also linked the TED-ED video on the text which summarises its key ideas and plot well!

A real character: Is Prospero Shakespeare?
Why should you read Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”? - Iseult Gillespie

There are also some excellent selections from a range of news platforms that you can use to gather your thoughts on what textual conversation is emerging from the Hag-Seed end which you can have a look at below!

Margaret Atwood: Why she decided to re-write Shakespeare's The Tempest
Margaret Atwood Meets Shakespeare in a Retelling of ‘The Tempest’
A perfect storm: Margaret Atwood on rewriting Shakespeare’s Tempest
Margaret Atwood’s new book Hag-Seed proves the value of adapting Shakespeare

Another longer reading which I think is particularly helpful for Hag-Seed is a critical essay titled Shakespeare our contemporary in 2016: Margaret Atwood’s rewriting of The Tempest in Hag-Seed by Sofía Muñoz Valdivieso. If you look this up, I would recommend reading through and really seeing how Hag-Seed engages with intertextuality and elevates The Tempest beyond its contextual bounds. I definitely think this is a worthy read!

Once you have a flick through the resources, return to sections of those texts that you feel can best provide you with evidence for your arguments. This can help you construct a table with key ideas, quotes, techniques and audience impact. Hope this helps!

Angelina 

[Coolmate]

Hey, claudia007!

Glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself (and the warm-up)! I've provided some resources for the texts which you can have a look at. I think this ETA one on the Textual Conversations module does a really good job at capturing the module and giving you some themes to work with. Finding resources for The Tempest alone (and not reviews of productions) has been a challenge but I do have this article from The Guardian that might work! I've also linked the TED-ED video on the text which summarises its key ideas and plot well!

A real character: Is Prospero Shakespeare?
Why should you read Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”? - Iseult Gillespie

There are also some excellent selections from a range of news platforms that you can use to gather your thoughts on what textual conversation is emerging from the Hag-Seed end which you can have a look at below!

Margaret Atwood: Why she decided to re-write Shakespeare's The Tempest
Margaret Atwood Meets Shakespeare in a Retelling of ‘The Tempest’
A perfect storm: Margaret Atwood on rewriting Shakespeare’s Tempest
Margaret Atwood’s new book Hag-Seed proves the value of adapting Shakespeare

Another longer reading which I think is particularly helpful for Hag-Seed is a critical essay titled Shakespeare our contemporary in 2016: Margaret Atwood’s rewriting of The Tempest in Hag-Seed by Sofía Muñoz Valdivieso. If you look this up, I would recommend reading through and really seeing how Hag-Seed engages with intertextuality and elevates The Tempest beyond its contextual bounds. I definitely think this is a worthy read!

Once you have a flick through the resources, return to sections of those texts that you feel can best provide you with evidence for your arguments. This can help you construct a table with key ideas, quotes, techniques and audience impact. Hope this helps!

Angelina 

Hi angewina_naguen!

I just came across this post and it is so awesome! Thankyou so much for compiling all of these resources here together. This will really help me in Term 1 of next year in year 12!

Thanks again,

Coolmate 👍

[claudia007]

Hey, claudia007!

Glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself (and the warm-up)! I've provided some resources for the texts which you can have a look at. I think this ETA one on the Textual Conversations module does a really good job at capturing the module and giving you some themes to work with. Finding resources for The Tempest alone (and not reviews of productions) has been a challenge but I do have this article from The Guardian that might work! I've also linked the TED-ED video on the text which summarises its key ideas and plot well!

A real character: Is Prospero Shakespeare?
Why should you read Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”? - Iseult Gillespie

There are also some excellent selections from a range of news platforms that you can use to gather your thoughts on what textual conversation is emerging from the Hag-Seed end which you can have a look at below!

Margaret Atwood: Why she decided to re-write Shakespeare's The Tempest
Margaret Atwood Meets Shakespeare in a Retelling of ‘The Tempest’
A perfect storm: Margaret Atwood on rewriting Shakespeare’s Tempest
Margaret Atwood’s new book Hag-Seed proves the value of adapting Shakespeare

Another longer reading which I think is particularly helpful for Hag-Seed is a critical essay titled Shakespeare our contemporary in 2016: Margaret Atwood’s rewriting of The Tempest in Hag-Seed by Sofía Muñoz Valdivieso. If you look this up, I would recommend reading through and really seeing how Hag-Seed engages with intertextuality and elevates The Tempest beyond its contextual bounds. I definitely think this is a worthy read!

Once you have a flick through the resources, return to sections of those texts that you feel can best provide you with evidence for your arguments. This can help you construct a table with key ideas, quotes, techniques and audience impact. Hope this helps!

Angelina 

Thanks so much for these resources!! I will make sure to thoroughly look through them all along with my other studies:D