Episode 1: Shakespeare: The Greatest Writer of All Time or Irrelevant English Playwright?

Description

A discussion of William Shakespeare and his continuing importance or lack thereof for the modern world.

 

Sources

Books:

Laurie E. Maguire and Emma Smith, 30 Great Myths about Shakespeare (Hoboken, NJ, 2012)

Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England (London, 2012)

James Shapiro, 1599 : A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (London, 2005)

 

Podcast:

Approaching Shakespeare