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A. L. Rowse discusses Shakespeare and some of his works in context of Elizabethan England

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Synopsis

A. L. Rowse relates Shakespeare to modern day sensibilities, reads sonnets, and discusses Elizabethan cultural norms. Studs plays “Heigh Ho, the Wind and the Rain (Twelfth Night)" - Alfred Deller and Desmond Dupré, “Oh Mistress Mine” - Alfred Deller, and “Alas, My Love You Do Me Wrong/Greensleeves” - Alfred Deller.

Details

Duration
56 minutes, 2 seconds

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55.50 min.) : 10 1/2 in. Original program-T3274.42A. / 1 sound tape reel (ca. 55.50 min.) : 10 1/2 in. Copy-T3274.42B.

Topics

Theater Poetry Travel & Culture - United Kingdom

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Rowse, A. L. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Dramatists Poets Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Elizabethan folk songs Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 Life and collective views of Elizabethan England Elizabethan England Counter tenor singing voice The Dark Lady Elizabethan theater audiencs Vauxhall Gardens Wolfit, Donald, 1902-1968 Psychoanalysis Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet. Elizabethan acting Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest (the). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear. Kempe, William Neville, John, 1925-2011 Poel, William, 1852-1934

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