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

Name

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Archive

Name

CBC Broadcasting Centre Archives

Address
205 Wellington Street West
Toronto
Ontario
Canada MSV 3G7

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Shakespeare, "Shakespeare in the Global Village: Coriolanus". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70103 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)