Shakespeare’s Fame

Synopsis
Video of the sixth and final lecture by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA on how Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired by classical antiquity. Bate looks at how Shakespeare immortalised figures from ancient Greece and Rome in his work and how today Shakespeare has become to us what the ancient classics were to him.
Series
Classic Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Recording date
8 May 2018
Duration
48 mins

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-fame
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 Fame". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av78552 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)