Shakespeare’s Ghosts and Spirits
- Synopsis
- Video of the fifth lecture by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA on how Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired by classical antiquity. Bate examines Shakespeare’s debt to Seneca and the myths of Theseus and Medea for his representations of the supernatural and the macabre.
- Series
- Classic Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Recording date
- 27 Mar 2018
- Duration
- 50:31
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-ghosts-and-spirits
- 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 Ghosts and Spirits". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av78551 (Accessed 04 Nov 2025)