Pumpkin History & The Great Pompion

Alternative title
Episode 236
Synopsis
Weekly Podcast hosted by Cassidy Cash in which she explores Elizabethan England and Shakespeare’s world. This week Professor Cindy Ott (University of Delaware) discusses the history of the pumpkin (referred to as "pumpion" in Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor, and as "pompion" in Love’s Labour’s Lost) in the 16th and 17th century.
Series
That Shakespeare Life
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio
Transmission details
24 Oct 2022
Duration
18 mins

Credits

Cast
Cassidy CashHost

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Agriculture; History; Shakespeare
Keywords
food

Online Availability

Online URL
https://www.cassidycash.com/pumpkin-history-the-great-pompion/
Online format
Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

www.cassidycash.com

Email
cassidy@cassidycash.com
Web
https://www.cassidycash.com/ External site opens in new window
Notes
Also video blogs as The Shakespeare Girl via her own dedicate YouTube channel.

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Pumpkin History & The Great Pompion". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79970 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)