Shakespeare: A critical analysis - for iPad/Mac/PC

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Is Shakespeare still relevant today? How does his work influence pop culture today? Do the themes of his plays continue to resonate with modern audiences or as a result of his legacy has he become a caricature of himself? Stephen Regan, accompanied by experts from the world Shakespeare congress exam…

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    Shakespeare: A cultural icon

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    Why has Shakespeare become such a cultural hero?

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    Shakespeare and popular culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 4:25


    How Shakespeare has influenced contemporary popular culture.

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    Transcript -- How Shakespeare has influenced contemporary popular culture.

    Shakespeare: A critical analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 4:17


    How we use our personal influences and theoretical positions to inform our reading of Shakespeare.

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    Transcript -- How we use our personal influences and theoretical positions to inform our reading of Shakespeare.

    New historicism and cultural materialism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 4:48


    A discussion debating these two different methods of analysing Shakespeare's work.

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    Transcript -- A discussion debating these two different methods of analysing Shakespeare's work.

    Midsummer Nights Dream: Love and Feminism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 2:53


    Were Shakespeare's women denied the right to choose their own lovers?

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    Shakespeare and colonialism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 6:47


    How our perception of Shakespeare's plays can be changed when viewed in an alternative context.

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    Transcript -- How our perception of Shakespeare's plays can be changed when viewed in an alternative context.

    Gender and gender relations in Shakespeare's plays

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 5:36


    Different themes often examined such as relationships and femenism and how they're explored within Shakespeare's texts.

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    Transcript -- Different themes often examined such as relationships and femenism and how they're explored within Shakespeare's texts.

    Shakespeare and performance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 9:15


    The importance of a performance and the impact diferent depictions of his work.

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    Transcript -- The importance of a performance and the impact diferent depictions of his work.

    Shakespeare and audience experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 4:03


    Audience interaction and expectation of Shakespeare's plays.

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    Transcript -- Audience interaction and expectation of Shakespeare's plays.

    Evaluating Shakespeare's work

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 2:24


    Concluding opinions assessing Shakespeare and his reputation.

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    Transcript -- Concluding opinions assessing Shakespeare and his reputation.

    Shakespeare: Original pronunciation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 10:14


    An introduction by David and Ben Crystal to the 'Original Pronunciation' production of Shakespeare and what they reveal about the history of the English language.

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    Transcript -- An introduction by David and Ben Crystal to the 'Original Pronunciation' production of Shakespeare and what they reveal about the history of the English language.

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