Charles Nicholl: Counterfeit Presentments: Portraits of Shakespeare and the Messages They Send

Synopsis

Podcast recorded from the Rose Theatre Birthday Lecture, by Charles Nicholl. Introduced by Professor Richard Wilson. Nicholl discusses ‘Counterfeit Presentments’ from Hamlet and surveys contemporary portraits to see how poets were presented, what kind of ‘masks’ they wore. Returning to Shakespeare, he poses the question about the original painting from which the famous Droeshout engraving was based on, before considering other portrayals like the Flower and Chandos portrait as well as the funeral bust. Nicholl ends with a revelation about the uncanny and mysterious phantom image found underneath Michael Drayton’s portrait.All the portraits discussed are hosted in the website.

Series

Kingston Shakespeare Seminar (Kiss)

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

21 Apr 2016

Duration

115 mins

Credits

Contributor

Charles Nicholl

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Art; Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); portraits

Notes

Notes

Accessed 10/2016.

Online Availability

Online URL

https://kingstonshakespeareseminar.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/charles-nicholl-counterfeit-presentments-portraits-of-shakespeare-and-the-messages-they-send-podcast/

Online price

free

Online format

Streamed/Download

Archive

Name

Backdoor Broadcasting Company

Email

rene@backdoorbroadcasting.net

Web

http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01865 240009

Address

57 Divinity Road
Oxford
OX4 1LH

Notes

Mobile audio webcasting service, which concentrates on recording academic research