What Mamillius Knew: Ceremonies of Initiation in the Winter’s Tale

Synopsis
Podcast. Shakespeare’s Birthday Lecture delivered at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Elizabethan Theatre by Sarah Beckwith. The lecture focuses on Mamillius, dealing with questions of initiation, inheritance, learning at the hands of a sceptic, innocence and doubt.
Series
Shakespeare’s Birthday Lecture
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio
Recording date
16 Apr 2012
Duration
43 mins

Credits

Contributor
Sarah Beckwith

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Winter’s Tale, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
childhood; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
http://folgerpedia.folger.edu/Shakespeare%27s_Birthday_Lecture:_%22What_Mamillius_Knew:_Ceremonies_of_Initiation_in_The_Winter%27s_Tale%22. Transcript at: http://old.folger.edu/documents/Beckwith_transcript.pdf (accessed 3/2015).

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, "What Mamillius Knew: Ceremonies of Initiation in the Winter’s Tale". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76510 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)