Shakespeare’s Lovers
- Synopsis
- Video of the third lecture by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA on how Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired by classical antiquity. Bate examines Shakespeare’s work as a poet, such as venus and Adonis, and its debt to the works of Ovid.
- Series
- Classic Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Recording date
- 22 Jan 2018
- Duration
- 51:50
Credits
- Contributor
- Jonathan Bate
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Literature; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- ancient Rome
Notes
- Notes
- Recorded at the Museum of London. A transcript of the lecture can be downloaded from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/series/classic-shakespeare/
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/shakespeares-lovers
- Online format
- Streamed/Download
Production Company
- Name
Gresham College
- enquiries@gresham.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.gresham.ac.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7831 0575
- Fax
- 020 7831 5208
- Address
- Barnard’s Inn Hall
Holborn
London EC1N 2HH
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare’s Lovers". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av78550 (Accessed 05 Jul 2025)