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
- 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 19 Sep 2024)