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 Cash Host
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
- 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)