Shakespeare’s Great Fairies: Myth and Magnanimity in Midsummer and Antony and Cleopatra
- Synopsis
- Recording of an audiovisual presentation by Julia Reinhard Lupton (UCI English) prepared for the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon. It explores the Hellenic influences linking Shakespeare’s Cleopatra and Titania from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It includes three readings performed by Maya Smoot: two from Lucius Apuleius’ The Golden Asse and Cleopatra’s death scene (Act 5 Scene 2) from Shakespeare’s play.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Transmission details
- 24 Feb 2022
- Duration
- 40 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Julia Reinhard Lupton
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Antony and Cleopatra; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- English language and literature; Shakespeare
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/cRgimpnmZ-s
- Online format
- Streamed
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare’s Great Fairies: Myth and Magnanimity in Midsummer and Antony and Cleopatra". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79748 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)