Learning on ScreenWas Shakespeare a Thief?
- Synopsis
- In this short radio programme, solicitor and scholar Anthony Julius, lecturer of law and literature at University College, London, discusses whether a case of plagiarism can be made when linked to a creative genius, and wonders whether a writer can be original and derivative at the same time.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 28 Mar 1998 at 19:10 (Channel: BBC3)
- Duration
- 20 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Anthony Julius
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama; Law; Literature
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Authorship; Originality; Plagiarism
Notes
- History
- This 20-minute piece was broadcast as an interval programme between Act 1 and Act 2 of a live transmission of Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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