Our Shakespeare Reading Club: Dickinson Reading Antony and Cleopatra and Othello
- Synopsis
- Video recording of a live seminar held online over Zoom starting with a half hour presentation by Páraic Finnerty (University of Portsmouth) on American poet Emily Dickinson’s engagement with Shakespeare’s Othello and Anthony and Cleopatra, which were both considered controversial plays at the time. The texts would have been censored in general editions then available to Dickinson. This is followed by a discussion.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Transmission details
- 13 Aug 2021
- Duration
- 54 mins
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Antony and Cleopatra; Othello
- Subjects
- English language and literature; Women’s studies; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- censorship
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/B8MbA4r9jjs
- Online format
- Streamed
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Our Shakespeare Reading Club: Dickinson Reading Antony and Cleopatra and Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79535 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)