Synopsis

This lecture on A Midsummer Night’s Dream uses modern and early modern understandings of dreams to uncover a play less concerned with marriage and more with sexual desire.

Series

Approaching Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Transmission details

5 Nov 2012

Duration

40:45

Credits

Contributor

Emma Smith

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Online Availability

Online URL

https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/midsummer-nights-dream

Online price

free

Online format

Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

University of Oxford, Faculty of English

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Distributor

Name

iTunes U

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Name

University of Oxford Podcasts

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