Paul Cantor on the "Shakespeare Authorship Question"
- Synopsis
- A discussion presented in two parts hosted by Bill Kristol with University of Virginia literature professor Paul Cantor. In the first, Was Shakespeare Shakespeare? (from 00:00 to 45:00), Cantor debunks theories that Shakespeare was not the author of his plays. In the second, A Genius for All Time (from 45:00 to 01:20:23) he and Kristol look at modern notions of literary genius in contrast to how this was perceived in Elizabethan times.
- Series
- Conversations with Bill Kristol
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Multimedia
- Notes
- Audio download and transcript also available from the site for members.
- Subjects
- Drama; History; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Elizabethan drama; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Online availability
- URI
- https://conversationswithbillkristol.org/video/paul-cantor-vii/
- Delivery
- Streamed
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Audio
- Format
- Download
Production Company
- Name
Foundation for Constitutional Government
- Web
- https://constitutionalgovt.org/ External site opens in new window
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
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