Myths About Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Even if you’re not a Shakespeare scholar, there are things you have learned about Shakespeare and his plays throughout your life - that it’s bad luck to say the name of "the Scottish play" or that Shakespeare hated his wife. Are any of these stories true? And whether they are or not, what do they tell us about previous eras, and our own? Rebecca Sheir talks to Emma Smith, professor of English at the University of Oxfordand co-author, with Laurie Maguire, of 30 Great Myths About Shakespeare.
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 22 Apr 2015
- Duration
- 25 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Richard Paul
- Contributor
- Emma Smith; Rebecca Sheir
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Podcast: http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-23. (accessed 8/2015)
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Myths About Shakespeare". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76683 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)