'Now Thrive the Armorers’: Arms and Armor in Shakespeare

Alternative title
Arms and Armour in Shakespeare
Synopsis
Podcast derived from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s 2008 exhibition on Arms and Armor in Shakespeare. Curator Jeffrey Forgeng of the Higgins Armory Museum with Folger Director of Research Barbara Mowat show how Shakespeare’s plays dramatise a military culture in change as the knight on horseback in Richard II gives way to the career army men of Othello. Narrated by Folger Director Gail Kern Paster.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio
Duration
17 mins

Credits

Director
Richard Paul
Producer
Richard Paul
Writer
Richard Paul
Contributor
Barbara Mowat; Gail Kern Paster; Jeffrey Forgeng

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
armour; military history; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Podcast at: http://folgerpedia.folger.edu/Now_Thrive_the_Armorers:_Arms_and_Armor_in_Shakespeare

Production Company

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email
reference@folger.edu
Web
http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
Phone
(202) 544 4600
Fax
(202) 544 4623
Address
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "'Now Thrive the Armorers’: Arms and Armor in Shakespeare". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76480 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)