Shakespeare’s London and Ancient Rome

Synopsis

Video of the first lecture by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA on how Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired by classical antiquity. Bate discusses Shakespeare’s childhood, when he learned London, and his early days in London, a city that modelled itself on ancient rome and how this influences such later works as Titus Andronicus, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.

Series

Classic Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Notes

Recorded at the Museum of London. A transcript of the lecture can be downloaded from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/series/classic-shakespeare/

Subjects

Politics & government; Shakespeare

Keywords

ancient Rome

Online availability

URI

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/shakespeares-london-and-ancient-rome

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor

Jonathan Bate

Production Company

Name

Gresham College

Email

enquiries@gresham.ac.uk

Web

http://www.gresham.ac.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7831 0575

Fax

020 7831 5208

Address

Barnard’s Inn Hall
Holborn
London EC1N 2HH