Shakespeare, Mind and World

Synopsis
Video podcast. A series of talks from an interdisciplinary event held by the St Edmund Hall Centre for the Creative Brain in Oxford on 26 November 2016. The speakers interpret the theme of ‘Shakespeare and the Brain’ in various ways, examining it from the perspective of literature scholars, neuroscientists and actors. All the talks are aimed at a non-specialist audience. In this edition Tom MacFaul discusses how Shakespeare’s age thought about thinking. In particular, he looks at the transformative power of thought and the idea in some of Shakespeare’s works that the mind is free to create its own world.
Series
Shakespeare and the Brain
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
29 Nov 2016
Duration
38 mins

Credits

Contributor
Tom MacFaul

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
brain sciences; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); thought processes

Notes

Notes
Accessed 2/2017

Online Availability

Online URL
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/shakespeare-mind-and-world-dr-tom-macfaul-lecturer-english-st-edmund-hall-university

Production Company

Name

University of Oxford, Faculty of English

Web
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Distributor

Name

University of Oxford Podcasts

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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Shakespeare, Mind and World". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77582 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)