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Places you can see the First Folio:
Episode Outline after the break.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
The First Folio
The First Folio seems like a dry subject, but it's the only way we could talk about some of the most important documents in Shakespeare's record: the poems at the beginning of the book, and the Droeshout Portrait.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona isn't going to win any awards, but it's a fun play. We used an entirely new format for this episode, focusing on character instead of doing a scene by scene analysis. Let us know what you think!
Next Episode: The First Folio
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Next Episode: The First Folio
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Shakespeare's Sources
Episode 20! Hooray!
This one is about Shakespeare's Sources, although that doesn't take us too long, so the second half is about news that's cropped up lately.
There's a special moment of action at the end, where we roll a die to randomly decide what play to do next. I'm not going to spoil it here.
Links
Lists of Shakespeare's Sources
http://www.shakespeare-w.com/english/shakespeare/source.html
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/sources.htm
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sources/
Links to Shakespeare's Individual Sources
Holinshed's Chronicles
Although we mention the Geneva Bible as one of Shakespeare's sources, we didn't really give it the proper historical context as one of the most significant Bibles in English history. This Wikipedia article does it proper justice.
Ovid's Metamorphoses
When it comes to the Authorship question, newly brought to attention by this Anonymous film, we suggest you visit shakespeareauthorship.com, and more specifically, this page of the website, which disembowels their absurd methodology.
Store
Enter the Whole Army: A Pictorial Study of Shakespearean Staging, 1576-1616
This book is the most concise and well written analysis of what makes Shakespeare's plays. You can find it at various online stores if you're willing to look around. I highly suggest it.
The New Temple Shakespeare: William Shakespeare a Commentary
Author: Ridley M. R.
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons
1936
Outline after the break:
This one is about Shakespeare's Sources, although that doesn't take us too long, so the second half is about news that's cropped up lately.
There's a special moment of action at the end, where we roll a die to randomly decide what play to do next. I'm not going to spoil it here.
Links
Lists of Shakespeare's Sources
http://www.shakespeare-w.com/english/shakespeare/source.html
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/sources.htm
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sources/
Links to Shakespeare's Individual Sources
Holinshed's Chronicles
Although we mention the Geneva Bible as one of Shakespeare's sources, we didn't really give it the proper historical context as one of the most significant Bibles in English history. This Wikipedia article does it proper justice.
Ovid's Metamorphoses
When it comes to the Authorship question, newly brought to attention by this Anonymous film, we suggest you visit shakespeareauthorship.com, and more specifically, this page of the website, which disembowels their absurd methodology.
Store
Enter the Whole Army: A Pictorial Study of Shakespearean Staging, 1576-1616
This book is the most concise and well written analysis of what makes Shakespeare's plays. You can find it at various online stores if you're willing to look around. I highly suggest it.
The New Temple Shakespeare: William Shakespeare a Commentary
Author: Ridley M. R.
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons
1936
Outline after the break:
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