Shakespeare: The Word and the Action

Synopsis
Sixteen lectures by Peter Saccio, Leon D. Black Professor of Shakespearean Studies at Dartmouth College, Princeton. The course titles are: ‘Shakespeare’s Wavelengths’;`The Multiple Actions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream’;`The Form of Shakespeare’s Sonnets’, ‘Love and Artifice in Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing’; As You Like It;`The Battles of Henry VI’; ‘Richard III and the Renaissance’; ‘History and Family in Henry VI’; ‘Action in Hamlet’; ‘Coriolanus: the Hero Alone’; ‘Change in Antony and Cleopatra’; ‘The Plot of Cymbeline’; ‘Name and Art in The Winter’s Tale’; ‘Three Kinds of Tempest’; and ‘History and Henry VIII’.
Series
Great Courses, The
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio; Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1995
Duration
45 each lecture

Credits

Director
D.P. Miller
Contributor
David Glass; Lisa Walker; Peter Saccio

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The DVD and videotape versions include photographs of scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, brief readings by two actors, and on-screen text.
Reviews
Matthews, Linda. New York Times 31 March 1996, Education Times, pp 98-100.

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