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

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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.

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56 minutes, 2 seconds

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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.

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

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