Covenantal Shakespeare: An Overview

I continue to put together a Covenantal Shakespeare course. Last week, I completed my commentary on the play. Now I am pulling back from the particular literary work and trying to write a general introduction to the course with a more specific explanation about why studying Shakespeare through the covenant matters.

Introductions to the covenant abound. Covenantal introductions to to the general subject of literature (as opposed to, say, the Bible), however? Non-existent.

The five cornerstones of literary study are:

1. The Bible
2. The Human Imagination
3. Literary Genres or Types
4. Ethical and Aesthetic Evaluation
5. Literary Legacy

The corresponding cornerstones of studying Shakespeare:

1. Language
2. Drama (as his preferred literary mode)
3. Dramatic Genres (Comedy, History, Tragedy)
4. The Reason for Studying Tragedy
5. Literary Legacy