Shakespeare’s Fools

Synopsis

Podcast. Filmed lecture. "Professor Katherine Duncan-Jones, discusses the real life characters and contemporaries of Shakespeare that inspired, shaped, and on occasion performed the various roles of the ‘fool’ in much of his work. Shakespeare’s fools, in synchronisation with Shakespeare’s revolutionary ideas about theatre, began to depart from a more simple representation of the traditional jester. Like other of his characters, Shakespeare’s fool began to speak outside of the narrow confines of exemplary morality, to address themes of love, psychic turmoil, and the innumerable themes that arise in Shakespeare, and indeed, modern theatre". [Synopsis from website].

Series

Alumni Weekend

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2012

Duration

50 mins

Credits

Contributor

Katherine Duncan-Jones

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

fools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Available at: http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/shakespeares-fools-video (accessed 7/2013).

Archive

Name

University of Oxford Podcasts

Web

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Distributor

Name

iTunes

Web

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