Learning on ScreenShakespeare’s London and Ancient Rome
- Synopsis
- Video of the first lecture by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA on how Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired by classical antiquity. Bate discusses Shakespeare’s childhood, when he learned London, and his early days in London, a city that modelled itself on ancient rome and how this influences such later works as Titus Andronicus, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
- Series
- Classic Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Recording date
- 17 Oct 2017
- Duration
- 48 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Jonathan Bate
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Politics & government; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- ancient Rome
Notes
- Notes
- Recorded at the Museum of London. A transcript of the lecture can be downloaded from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/series/classic-shakespeare/
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/shakespeares-london-and-ancient-rome
- Online format
- Streamed/Download
Production Company
- Name
Gresham College
- enquiries@gresham.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.gresham.ac.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7831 0575
- Fax
- 020 7831 5208
- Address
- Barnard’s Inn Hall
Holborn
London EC1N 2HH
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