Shakespeare and Love: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Synopsis: Last of a five-part series of radio essays exploring Shakespeare’s portrayal of love and how his work affects perceptions of love. In this episode writer and journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown recalls how her own heart was captured by Shakespeare as a child growing up in Uganda, East Africa, where his plays were performed at her school on a regular basis. Though Shakespeare may never have left England, he had a global outlook on love. Racial pride and prejudice had a strong presence in many of his plays. From Titus Andronicus and the Merchant of Venice to Othello, the plays are full of rebellious lovers; mixed race couplings whose complex lives are portrayed with such moral clarity and moral ambivalence that they resonate today.
Series: Essay, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 27 Apr 2012 at 22:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration: 15 mins

History: Part of the Shakespeare Unlocked season on BBC and broadcast as part of BBC radio 3’s Shakespeare and Love season.

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