Magic of Shakespeare, The
- Synopsis
- Video podcast. The lecture by Jonathan Bate celebrates Shakespeare’s immortality on the exact 400th anniversary of his burial. It begins with Theseus’ speech in A Midsummer Night’s Dream about the magical, transformative power of poetry. Bate argues argues that Shakespeare inherited from antiquity a fascination with the intimate association between erotic love, magic and the creative imagination, and that this is one of the keys to the enduring power of his plays.
- Series
- The Bodleian Libraries (Bodcasts)
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Duration
- 53 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Jonathan Bate
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); magic
Notes
- Notes
- Accessed 2/2017.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/magic-shakespeare
- Online price
- free
- Online format
- Streamed/Download
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
University of Oxford Podcasts
- Web
- http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Magic of Shakespeare, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77588 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)