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The Tragedie Of Macbeth. |
ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF MACBETH. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
William Shakespeare |
02 Nov 2010 |
102 |
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Macbeth |
In this fourth Approaching Shakespeare lecture the question is one of agency: who or what makes happen the things that happen in Macbeth? |
Emma Smith |
02 Nov 2010 |
103 |
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Measvre, For Measure. |
ePub version of text MEASVRE, For Measure. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
William Shakespeare |
27 Oct 2010 |
104 |
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Measure for Measure |
The third Approaching Shakespeare lecture, on Measure for Measure, focuses on the vexed question of this uncomic comedy's genre. |
Emma Smith |
27 Oct 2010 |
105 |
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The Life of Henry the Fift. |
ePub version of text The Life of Henry the Fifth. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
William Shakespeare |
20 Oct 2010 |
106 |
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Henry V |
The second lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series looks at King Henry V, and asks whether his presentation in the play is entirely positive. |
Emma Smith |
20 Oct 2010 |
107 |
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The Tragedie Of Othello, the Moore of Venice. |
ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF Othello, the Moore of Venice. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
William Shakespeare |
18 Oct 2010 |
108 |
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Othello |
First in Emma Smith's Approaching Shakespeare lecture series; looking at the central question of race and its significance in the play. |
Emma Smith |
18 Oct 2010 |
109 |
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Who Translates and for Whom? |
Fourth part of the What is Translation Podcast series. In this part, the question of who is best placed to translate classic texts; academics, poets, dramatists and who is best placed to receive the translation, students, scholars or the general public. |
Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick |
27 Jul 2010 |
110 |
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Can Poetry be Translated? |
Third part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether poetry be translated. Is there something within the original that is lost in the translation? |
Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick |
27 Jul 2010 |
111 |
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Is there ever a Faithful Translation? |
Second part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether there can be a faithful translation; does the act of translating a text change the meaning of the original is discussed. |
Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick |
27 Jul 2010 |
112 |
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Does Tragedy Teach? |
Third dialogue on the nature of tragedy where they talk about whether tragic theatre teaches people, and if it does, how and what does it teach? |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
01 Mar 2010 |
113 |
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What does Tragedy do for People? |
A discussion of what the use of tragedy is, and whether the emotional experience of tragic theatre is simply a passing thrill or a vital part of life. |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
01 Mar 2010 |
114 |
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Defining Tragedy |
First dialogue between Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings on tragedy: they discuss what 'tragedy' means, from its origins in Greek culture to philosophical notions of what tragedy and tragic drama are. |
Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings |
01 Mar 2010 |
115 |
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Adapting Greek Tragedy |
Fiona Macintosh talks with distinguished playwright Frank McGuinness about his work in adapting Greek tragedies for modern theatre, particularly Antigone and The Medea. |
Fiona Macintosh, Frank McGuinness |
28 Jan 2010 |
116 |
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The Duchess of Malfi |
The Duchess of Malfi / Webster, John, 1580?-1625. This is the epub edition of the play. |
John Webster |
24 Nov 2009 |
117 |
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The Duchess of Malfi: John Webster |
In dramatizing a woman's sexual choices in a notably sympathetic manner, this tragedy articulates perennial questions about female autonomy and class distinction. |
Emma Smith |
24 Nov 2009 |
118 |
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The Roaring Girl or Moll Cutpurse |
The Roaring Girl or Moll Cutpurse / Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton. This is the epub edition of the play. |
Thomas Middleton, Thomas Dekker |
13 Nov 2009 |
119 |
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The Roaring Girl: Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker |
Based on a contemporary scandal of a woman who dressed in male clothing, this play of topsy-turvy genders has fun with some very modern ideas about sexuality, identity and whether we are what we wear. |
Emma Smith |
13 Nov 2009 |
120 |
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The revenger's tragedy |
The revenger's tragedy / Middleton, Thomas, 1580-1627. This is the epub edition of the play. |
Thomas Middleton |
06 Nov 2009 |
121 |
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The Revenger's Tragedy: Thomas Middleton |
A blackly camp tragedy - Hamlet without the narcissism - set in a court corrupted by lust and self-interest, this play is both fascinated and repelled by its own depravity. |
Emma Smith |
06 Nov 2009 |
122 |
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The Shoemaker's Holiday: Thomas Dekker |
Like a Busby Berkeley depression-era musical, Dekker's comedy is a feel-good antidote to a context of shortages, political malaise and general pessimism, but real life in the shape of war, class antagonism and civic tensions, always threatens to intrude. |
Emma Smith |
06 Nov 2009 |
123 |
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The shoemaker's holiday |
The shoemakers' holiday / Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632. This is the epub version of the play. |
Thomas Dekker |
05 Nov 2009 |
124 |
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Arden of Feversham |
Arden of Feversham / Unknown. This is the epub edition of the play. |
Anonymous |
05 Nov 2009 |
125 |
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Arden of Faversham: Anon |
A true crime story of the murder of Thomas Arden by his wife and her lover, this play is concerned with the politics of the household, with gender roles within marriage, and presents a black comedy of botched murder attempts rather like The Ladykillers. |
Emma Smith |
05 Nov 2009 |
126 |
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The Spanish tragedie |
The Spanish tragedie / Kyd, Thomas, 1558-1594. This is the epub edition of the play. |
Thomas Kyd |
05 Nov 2009 |
127 |
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The Spanish Tragedy: Thomas Kyd |
Popular tragedy in which Hieronimo pursues aristocratic murderers of his son Horatio and takes revenge. It speaks, like Hollywood Westerns, to questions about private revenge versus public justice, and to the vexed religious questions of its age. |
Emma Smith |
05 Nov 2009 |
128 |
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Oliver Taplin on Classics |
Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research. |
Oliver Taplin, Oliver Lewis |
12 Sep 2008 |