Shakespeare’s Fools
- Synopsis
- Podcast. Filmed lecture. "Professor Katherine Duncan-Jones, discusses the real life characters and contemporaries of Shakespeare that inspired, shaped, and on occasion performed the various roles of the ‘fool’ in much of his work. Shakespeare’s fools, in synchronisation with Shakespeare’s revolutionary ideas about theatre, began to depart from a more simple representation of the traditional jester. Like other of his characters, Shakespeare’s fool began to speak outside of the narrow confines of exemplary morality, to address themes of love, psychic turmoil, and the innumerable themes that arise in Shakespeare, and indeed, modern theatre". [Synopsis from website].
- Series
- Alumni Weekend
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2012
- Duration
- 50 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Katherine Duncan-Jones
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- fools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Available at: http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/shakespeares-fools-video (accessed 7/2013).
Archive
- Name
University of Oxford Podcasts
- Web
- http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ External site opens in new window
Distributor
- Name
iTunes
- Web
- http://www.OfficiaIiTunes.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare’s Fools". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av75247 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)