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31 results found for '"Approaching Shakespeare"' in Series.
Two Gentlemen of Verona, The (2017 Audio)
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The 2017 series of Shakespeare lectures concludes with an exploration of one of the Bard’s early comedies.
Henry IV, Part 2 (2017 Audio)
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Following the loss of England’s French territories, Henry VI is plagued by power struggles, insubordination and threats to his monarchy. Part of a trilogy of plays, Emma Smiths asks whether it’s still...
Merry Wives of Windsor (2017 Audio)
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A significant character in Shakespeare’s history plays, Falstaff takes centre stage - getting up to mischief and chasing potential loves in the "Merry Wives of Windsor". In this lecture, Professor Emma...
All’s Well That Ends Well (2017 Audio)
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Married to Bertram, who chooses to go to war rather than recognise her as his wife; Helena shows equal determination when he challenges her to become pregnant by him. Bertram is undone when Helena triumphs...
Cymbeline (2017 Audio)
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King Cymberline goes to war in protest over Roman demands for England to pay a tribute. Having won the war and captured his enemies, Cymberliine decides to pay the tribute despite his victory. In this...
Coriolanus (2015 Audio)
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This lecture takes up a detail from Shakespeare’s late Roman tragedy Coriolanus to ask about the representation of character, the use of sources and the genre of tragedy.
Timon of Athens (2015 Audio)
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A podcast lecture series focusing on a single play by Shakespeare. Emma Smith concludes the series with a lecture on Timon of Athens.
Julius Caesar (2015 Audio)
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A podcast lecture series focusing on a single play by Shakespeare, and employing a range of different approaches to try to understand a central critical question about it. Rather than providing overarching...
King John (2012 Audio)
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- Approaching Shakespeare
At the heart of King John is the death of his rival Arthur: this fifteenth lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series looks at the ways history and legitimacy are complicated in this plotline.
Comedy of Errors, The (2012 Audio)
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Lecture 12 in the Approaching Shakespeare series asks how seriously we can take the farcical exploits of Comedy of Errors, drawing out the play’s serious concerns with identity and selfhood.