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Martin Regal - Shakespeare and Modernist Theatre

Synopsis
Podcast of a talk given by Martin Regal at the Rose Theatre, Kingston recorded as part of the Kingston Shakespeare Seminars. Regal gives an overview of Chekhov, Ibsen, Shaw and Strindberg as the four main modernist playwrights. He then speaks of the effect of these writers on Shakespeare in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Finally he discusses Shakespeare as a modernist. [41 minutes].
Series
Academic Service
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia
Year of release
2015
Notes
Available to listen to or download from the Backdoor Broadcasting http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/2015/01/martin-regal-shakespeare-and-modernist-theatre/
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords
Modernism; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Online availability

URI
http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/2015/01/martin-regal-shakespeare-and-modernist-theatre/
Price
free
Delivery
Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor
Martin Regal

Archive

Name

Backdoor Broadcasting Company

Email
rene@backdoorbroadcasting.net
Web
http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01865 240009
Address
57 Divinity Road
Oxford
OX4 1LH
Notes
Mobile audio webcasting service, which concentrates on recording academic research
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