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Shakespeare’s Lovers

Synopsis
Video of the third lecture by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA on how Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired by classical antiquity. Bate examines Shakespeare’s work as a poet, such as venus and Adonis, and its debt to the works of Ovid.
Series
Classic Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Recording date
22 Jan 2018
Duration
51:50

Credits

Contributor
Jonathan Bate

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Literature; 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-lovers
Online format
Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

Gresham College

Email
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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