Shakespeare and Baroque Art

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. Nicholas Brooke , Professor of English Literature at the University of East Anglia, explores the idea that Shakespeare’s dramatic art developed in ways closely paralleled by the visual work of his contemporaries in Rome from Caravaggio to Bernini. A shortened version of the 1977 British Academy Shakespeare Lecture.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

26 May 1978 at 20:10 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

20 mins

Availability

BBC archive copy not confirmed (12/2014)

Credits

Contributor

Nicholas Brooke

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Art; Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Baroque art

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)