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Interview with Michael D. Bristol

Synopsis
Podcast series in which Dr Neema Parvini, author of Shakespeare’s History Plays: Rethinking Historicism and Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory: New Historicism and Cultural Materialism, interviews Shakespeare scholars and literary theorists from around the world in a bid to gain an understanding of current thinking in Shakespeare studies and in literary criticism more generally.

In this edition Parvini interviews Michael D. Bristol (McGill) about a wide range of topics including: Mikhail Bakhtin, LC Knights’s famous attack on A.C. Bradley "How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth?", the importance of character to Shakespeare criticism, is Shakespeare a philosopher?, moral agency and more.
Series
Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Contributor
Michael D. Bristol; Neema Parvini

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
literary theory; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Online Availability

Online URL
https://soundcloud.com/surreyshakespeare

Production Company

Name

University of Surrey, Department of English and Languages

Distributor

Name

iTunes U

Web
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