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

Email
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 25 Nov 2024)