Shakespeare’s Rhetoric

Synopsis
Radio programme in which Professor G. Wilson Knight reads a number of long speeches from Shakespeare’s plays and comments on their construction and development of verse movement. The plays are: Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV, Henry V, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, Henry VIII and The Tempest.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Recording date
6 May 1963
Transmission details
17 Dec 1963 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Producer
G. M. MacBeth
Contributor
G. Wilson Knight

Additional Details

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

Notes

Textual information
A written transcript of the production is being held by the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Shakespeare’s Rhetoric". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68895 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)