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 Burbage,
Shakespeare's lead performer. Pauline joins us today to unpack her
research into this controversial idea and share her argument in
favor of Edward Alleyn.
In this week's episode, I'll ask Pauline about:
- who was Edward Alleyn?
- Why was he Burbage's rival? Did they fight?
- What makes you think he might have been the upstart
crow?
and more.
Join us inside as we explore one of Shakespeare's acting
contemporaries, Edward Alleyn.