Hamlet and the Sovereignty of Reason
- Synopsis
- Podcast. Professor Jeffrey Knapp discusses how understanding the world and its reasons is linked to subjective sovereignty but also how the sovereign is dependent on their subjects or being subject to subjects. He connects these issues in Hamlet to the history plays, namely Richard II and Hal in Henry IV and Henry V exploring how the elite is linked to the multitude. The lecture is introduced and the Q&A session chaired by Professor Richard Wilson.
- Series
- Kingston Shakespeare Seminar (Kiss)
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 10 Dec 2015
Credits
- Contributor
- Jeffrey Knapp
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- monarchy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); sovereignty
Notes
- Notes
- Accessed 2/2017.
- General
- Part of the Shakespeare and Sovereignty series of lectures.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/2015/12/jeffrey-knapp-hamlet-and-the-sovereignty-of-reasons/
- Online price
- free
- Online format
- Streamed/Download
Archive
- Name
Backdoor Broadcasting Company
- rene@backdoorbroadcasting.net
- Web
- http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01865 240009
- Address
- 57 Divinity Road
Oxford
OX4 1LH - Notes
- Mobile audio webcasting service, which concentrates on recording academic research
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet and the Sovereignty of Reason". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77562 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)