Satire in Shakespeare’s Time
- Synopsis
- Open University programme supporting A201 Renaissance and Reformation. Brian Stone sets out to help students with the satirical poetry written in England between Hall and Jonson. An understanding of it is helped in two ways: professional readers make more sense of the poetry than is immediately accessible to a student from a printed page; secondly Stone sets the satirical impulse in its aesthetic and social context. He identifies themes and devices common to the satirists of this time, and he also indicates the heights to which satire could reach by including one of the greatest speeches of King Lear. He ends with the Jonson sonnet ‘On Poet-ape’ . No. A201/31.
- Series
- Open University A201
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Transmission details
- 25 Sep 1972
- Duration
- 18 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Brian Stone; Denis McCarthy; Gary Watson; Nuala O’Faolain
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- satire; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Open University’s library and archive facilities are available to students and staff of the OU only. External researchers wishing to gain access should contact the Librarian. A script is also available for reference. A transcript is also available for reference only.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Open University Archive
- lib-help@open.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.open.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 1908 659 001
- Address
- Library Services
The Open University
Walton Hall
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Shakespeare, "Satire in Shakespeare’s Time". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76273 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)