Shakespeare in the Global Village: Coriolanus
- Alternative title
- Coriolanus
- Synopsis
- The programme focuses on Coriolanus beginning with a recorded excerpt from a BBC production of the play with Patrick Wymark and Maurice Denham. Professor H.F.D. Kitto, University of Bristol, is heard giving a talk on Coriolanus at the World Shakespeare Congress held recently in Vancouver. He explains why, contrary to most classical and Shakespearean critics, he believes Coriolanus to be one of Shakespeare’s most effective tragedies, not one of his most-flawed plays. Joan Coldwell, Professor of English at the University of
Victoria, shows how the Coriolanus motif has been used by Beethoven, in the Coriolan Overture. Charlotte Bronte, in her novel Shirley, and T.S. Eliot, in The Wasteland. A recorded excerpt of Eliot reading his poetry is heard. - Series
- Ideas
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 2 Feb 1972 at 19:00 (Channel: CBC-FM)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Lester Sugarman
- Contributor
- H.F.D. Kitto; Joan Coldwell
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Coriolanus; King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Production Company
Archive
- Name
CBC Broadcasting Centre Archives
- Address
- 205 Wellington Street West
Toronto
Ontario
Canada MSV 3G7
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare in the Global Village: Coriolanus". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70103 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)