May 28, 2018
In this week's episode, we talk with Pauline Montagna about the focus of an entire chapter in her latest book, Not Wisely But Too Well which makes the claim that Edward Alleyn, and not Shakespeare, was the upstart crow insulted famously by Robert Greene. Alleyn was a rival actr competing in the 16th century with Richard...
May 21, 2018
Whenever Shakespeare’s plays are performed, there are always
legends and stories which come up right along with them. We have
Macbeth and the Scottish Play, as well as Romeo and Juliet and the
famous misconstrued couplet in the final scene.
Over the years, some of these stories have grown into famous
anecdotes that...
May 14, 2018
In this episode I ask Dr. Bart Van Es, author, historian, and Professor in English at the University of Oxford, about Richard Burbage.
We explore the life of Richard Burbage, Shakespeare’s leading actor and the first man to play the roles of Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. You'll learn about what Richard Burbage...
May 7, 2018
Jem Bloomfield is an author, blogger, and Assistant Professor of Literature at the University of Nottingham. His research ranges across Shakespeare, gender, performance and the Bible, with a particular focus on the ways texts are used to focus cultural authority. Dr. Bloomfield’s work has been cited in The Guardian,...
May 1, 2018
Even Shakespeare had to eat. When you study food in 16th and 17th century England, we learn about the foods that would be served most often at banquets or before royalty. But what about the regular guy? What about William Shakespeare? In this episode, award winning food historian Francine Segan walks us through the...