Where the Infectious Pestilence Did Reign: Plague in Shakespeare’s London
- Synopsis
- Recording of an illustrated lecture by Professor Vanessa Harding (Birkbeck, University of London) on how successive plagues in Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, and the memory of plagues, affected Londoners, including its actors and playwrights. The lecture was delivered as part of the Festival Shakespeare Buenos Aires.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Argentina; Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Transmission details
- 18 Apr 2021
- Duration
- 41 mins
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama; History; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- plague
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/-BOYVS7Qid4
- Online format
- Streamed
Sponsor
- Name
Fundación Romeo
- info@fundacionromeo.org
- Web
- https://fundacionromeo.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +54 11 4772-1267
- Address
- Santos Dumont 2533 P6 (1426)
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Where the Infectious Pestilence Did Reign: Plague in Shakespeare’s London". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79407 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)