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Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: Folger Shakespeare. Living through the plague – excerpt: 'death by Shakespeare' by Kathryn Harkup. Shakespeare & Beyond, 5 May 2020, https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2020/05/05/plague-death-by-shakespeare-kathryn-harkup-excerpt. Accessed 24 Jan 2023. Greenblatt, Stephen. What Shakespeare actually wrote about the plague. The New Yorker, https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-shakespeare-actually-wrote-about-the-plague. Accessed 24 Jan, 2023. Kobrak, Paul. Shakespeare's Restless World, performance by Neil MacGregor, et al., episode 17, BBC, 8 May 2012. Accessed 24 Jan. 2023. Newman, Kira L. S. “Shutt Up: Bubonic Plague and Quarantine in Early Modern England.” Journal of Social History, vol. 45, no. 3, 2012, pp. 809–34. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41678910. Accessed 24 Jan. 2023. Shapiro, James. Ch. 14 Plague. In The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606. essay, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2016, pp. 549-596. 

In today's episode, we are joined by Professor Arthur W. Frank to discuss his new work, King Lear: Shakespeare's Dark Consolations, part of Oxford University Press's My Reading series. We discuss Frank's work outside of the realm of Shakespeare, what drew him to Shakespeare and King Lear, and how the play can offer insight into our own lives.  As part of the My Reading series, King Lear is a personal meditation on a great literary work. Arthur Frank brings a career of studying illness experience and suffering to consider how King Lear can aid people whose lives need help. Reading King Lear leads Frank to both an encounter with his own old age and a source of consolation-companionship—in his future. This book doesnot try to minimize vulnerabilities, but it shows what is fully human, and thus shared, in suffering. The book introduces readers to King Lear, and it invites those who know the play to a new consideration for its ability to affect people's lives. Arthur Frank spent his career teaching at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He haslectured internationally, holding visiting professorships in England and Australia. His work has focused on the experience of serious illness, beginning with his memoir, At the Will of the Body and his most cited work, The Wounded Storyteller. He is an elected member of the Royal Society of Canada and recipient of the Career Achievement Award from the Canadian Bioethics Society. ABOUT MY READING What is it like to love a book or author? Who has most influenced or challenged your life or work? Whose standing would you most wish to enhance or rescue? What is like to have a thought or idea, doubt or memory, not cold and in abstract, but live in the very act of reading? What is it like to feel, long after, that this writer is a vital part of your life? My Reading invites authors from across academia and the professions to focus their attentions upon the work of a single literary writer. They tell us what it's like to care about an author, strive to recreate through specific examples imaginative versions of what those authors and works represent, and seek to share their effect upon the reader's own thinking and development. Other titles currently available in the My Reading series as below, with more to follow in 2023. • Samuel Beckett – Rosemarie Bodenheimer • Honoré de Balzac – Peter Brooks • William James – Philip Davis • Charles Dickens – Annette Federico Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Korey Leigh Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: Frank, Arthur W. King Lear: Shakespeare's Dark Consolations. Oxford University Press, 2022.  

Candles will play stunt double for actors in a new staging of Shakespeare's most violent play. Plus, we take a detour down the path of Shakespearean conspiracies. And, in other news, the moon just got its own infrastructure package.Sponsors:Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off your next gift at uncommongoods.com/coolUp First from NPR, Listen wherever you get your podcastsLinks:Candles take the brunt in gore-free production of Titus Andronicus (The Guardian)Shakespeare by Bill Bryson The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 by James ShapiroContested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro NASA Awards $57M Contract to Build Roads on the Moon (Nextgov)NASA, ICON Advance Lunar Construction Technology for Moon Missions (NASA)ICON To Develop Lunar Surface Construction System With $57.2 Million NASA Award (ICON)Jackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This is part two of our series on the intersection between Shakespeare's works and Mental Health and Disability. In this episode, we dive into how individuals at the forefront of the early field of psychiatry used Shakespeare's works, including King Lear, to develop treatments for their patients.  Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Korey Leigh Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: Neely, Carol Thomas. “Chapter 6 Rethinking Confinement in Early Modern England: The Place of Bedlam in History and Drama.” Distracted Subjects: Madness and Gender in Shakespeare and Early Modern Culture, Cornell University Press, 2004, pp. 184–199.  Neely, Carol Thomas. “‘Documents in Madness': Reading Madness and Gender in Shakespeare's Tragedies and Early Modern Culture.” Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 3, [Folger Shakespeare Library, The Shakespeare Association of America, Inc., Johns Hopkins University Press, George Washington University], 1991, pp. 332–336, https://doi.org/10.2307/2870846. Reiss, Benjamin. “Introduction & Chapter Three Bardolatry in Bedlam: Shakespeare and Early Psychiatry.” Theaters of Madness: Insane Asylums & Nineteenth-Century American Culture, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008, pp. 1–21 & 79-102. 

Sister Anna Marie McGuan, RSM, Father Kevin Douglas, and Dr. Anthony Quinn explore pride and power in “King Lear” and the historical context in which Shakespeare wrote the play. Part of six-week series on Shakespeare and Christian anthropology. 

Join Amanda and Conner as they discuss Shakespeares life in a pandemic and how it relates to our current covid-19 situation. Email Us: Everymotherssonproductions@gmail.com Instagram: @everymothersonproductions Sources: What Shakespeare Actually Wrote About the Plague by Stephen Greenblatt Shakespeare and the Plague-How Did Disease Influence the Playwright by Oliver Ainley: whatsonstage.com The Black Death: A Timeline of the Gruesome Pandemic by John Seven: history.com Death By Shakespeare by Kathryn Harkup Worst Diseases in Shakespeares London:shakespeare-online.com Bubonic Plague:The First Pandemic:sciencemuseum.org.uk PandemicShakespeare.com The Year of Lear Shakespeare in 1606 - James Shapiro Shakespeare Wrote Three of His Famous Tragedies During Turbulent Times by Tim Ott-biography.com Open Source Shakespeare Music: freemusicarchive.org Crowander, Jerrys Back

Hear ye! Hear ye!This week, it's David's pick. The TML duo are discussing the 1985 Japanese film, Ran (a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear), in the second of the Shakespeare themed episodes. This week David and Izzi discuss how this adaptation, set in warring medieval Japan, differs and improves upon the source material and the director's, Akira Kurosawa, 10 year planning of this movie.Materials about Akira Kurosawa:Something Like An Autobiography (Book) Kurosawa directed by Adam Low (documentary)Kurosawa: The Last Emperor directed by Alex Cox (documentary)Materials about King Lear:The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 (Book)Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries (Book)Visit us at tmlajourneythroughcinema.com.Follow us on:Instagram @tmlajourneythroughcinemaTwitter - @tmlajourneyFacebook - @TheMovieLog1

This social distancing thing?? It's been around for hundreds of years!! In fact, they did it way better than us!! Learn how repeated epidemics of bubonic plague impacted Shakespeare's life and work AND learn how the Oriental Rat Flea accomplished its nasty, nasty business!!To support our show on Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueTo visit our website go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Leave us a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode sources:Dickson, Andrew: Shakespeare in Lockdown: did he write King Lear in plague quarantine? Printed in The Guardian Greenblatt, Stephen: What Shakespeare Actually Wrote About the Plague Printed in The New Yorker Maltby, Kate: What Shakespeare can – and can't – teach us about Covid-19 CNN.com McDonald, Russ: The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare Shapiro, James: The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 Smith, Emma: What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Living With Pandemics Printed in The New York Times Yachnin, Paul: After the plague, Shakespeare imagined a world saved from poison, slander, and the evil eye TheConversation.com Young, Robin and Hagan, Allison: He Didn't Flee: Shakespeare and the Plague wbur.org MacGregor, Neil - BBC:  Transcript – Shakespeare's Restless World – Programme 17 - https://www.bbc.co.ukShapiro, James: How Shakespeare's great escape from the plague changed theatre Printed in The GuardianHarkup, Katherine: Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts – Bloomsbury SigmaMiller, Dr. Yvette Alt: Shakespeare and the Plague aish.comWells, Stanley, Shakespeare and the Plague, printed in The Sunday Times, LondonParnes, Dori: The Pandemic Ravaged Europe and Left Many Unemployed. One of Them Was William Shakespeare Haaretz.com  Episode is LivePublished: Jun. 26, 2020 @12AM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what's coming up.Promote this EpisodeCreate a Video SoundbiteShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInEmail Link to EpisodeDirect Link to MP3Embed this ONE EpisodeView Episode Stats   

This is the most curative conversation I've had for as long as I can remember. And the opening is...wow.Sources: The Point's "Treat Yourself" by Apoorva Tadepallihttps://thepointmag.com/examined-life/treat-yourself/The Point's "Quarantine Journal: Notes from the Inside" "The Concept of Work" by Apoorva Tadepallihttps://thepointmag.com/quarantine-journal/#concept-of-workBuzzfeed's "How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation"https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/millennials-burnout-generation-debt-workChristopher Lasch, author of "The Culture of Narcissism"Audre Lorde's quote: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare.” from "A Burst of Light: and Other Essays"Therapist Katie Moore's definition of burnout:https://youtu.be/TYy8zKjamx0?t=143The Washington Post article mentioned: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/03/12/during-pandemic-isaac-newton-had-work-home-too-he-used-time-wisely/"According to scholarship": that scholarship reflected by J Shapiro's The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606. Credits:Marc Wavy, formerly Clueless Kit: kidchroma - open, kidchroma - bedroom, 4-life, take, snake, and glass lightYou can follow him at soundcloud.com/marcwavy You can follow me at instagram.com/aminaofskiveo

Bestselling Shakespeare authority James Shapiro joined us on the Bob Phone from New York, just before the world locked down and the Shakespeare-laden Murder Most Foul unexpectedly dropped. “In a time like this,” he told us, “I find great comfort in the complete works of William Shakespeare and Bob Dylan”. He goes on to link them more closely: “we think of Shakespeare as a word guy - but he collaborated with the greatest musicians of his day. He understood that music is magic” and he happily agrees that “both of them were professional, creative thieves”. Join us for an important episode that celebrates, as James puts it, “the extraordinary simplicity and range” of our two favourite artists.James Shapiro is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He's the author of numerous books including 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize for the best non-fiction book published in Britain; and The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606, awarded the James Tait Black Prize. His latest book, Shakespeare In A Divided America, was a Radio 4 Book of the Week, read by podcast co-presenter Kerry Shale. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the New York Review of Books, the TLS, the Sunday Times, the Irish Times, the New Statesman and the Financial Times.Website: jamesshapiro.netTrailerSpotify playlistListeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating.Twitter @isitrollingpodRecorded 19th March 2020This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Bestselling Shakespeare authority James Shapiro joined us on the Bob Phone from New York, just before the world locked down and the Shakespeare-laden Murder Most Foul unexpectedly dropped. “In a time like this,” he told us, “I find great comfort in the complete works of William Shakespeare and Bob Dylan”. He goes on to link them more closely: “we think of Shakespeare as a word guy - but he collaborated with the greatest musicians of his day. He understood that music is magic” and he happily agrees that “both of them were professional, creative thieves”. Join us for an important episode that celebrates, as James puts it, “the extraordinary simplicity and range” of our two favourite artists. James Shapiro is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He’s the author of numerous books including 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize for the best non-fiction book published in Britain; and The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606, awarded the James Tait Black Prize. His latest book, Shakespeare In A Divided America, was a Radio 4 Book of the Week, read by podcast co-presenter Kerry Shale. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the New York Review of Books, the TLS, the Sunday Times, the Irish Times, the New Statesman and the Financial Times. Website: jamesshapiro.net Trailer Spotify playlist Listeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating. Twitter @isitrollingpod Recorded 19th March 2020 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Bestselling Shakespeare authority James Shapiro joined us on the Bob Phone from New York, just before the world locked down and the Shakespeare-laden Murder Most Foul unexpectedly dropped. “In a time like this,” he told us, “I find great comfort in the complete works of William Shakespeare and Bob Dylan”. He goes on to link them more closely: “we think of Shakespeare as a word guy - but he collaborated with the greatest musicians of his day. He understood that music is magic” and he happily agrees that “both of them were professional, creative thieves”. Join us for an important episode that celebrates, as James puts it, “the extraordinary simplicity and range” of our two favourite artists. James Shapiro is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He’s the author of numerous books including 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize for the best non-fiction book published in Britain; and The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606, awarded the James Tait Black Prize. His latest book, Shakespeare In A Divided America, was a Radio 4 Book of the Week, read by podcast co-presenter Kerry Shale. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the New York Review of Books, the TLS, the Sunday Times, the Irish Times, the New Statesman and the Financial Times. Website: jamesshapiro.net Trailer Spotify playlist Listeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating. Twitter @isitrollingpod Recorded 19th March 2020 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Bestselling Shakespeare authority James Shapiro joined us on the Bob Phone from New York, just before the world locked down and the Shakespeare-laden Murder Most Foul unexpectedly dropped. “In a time like this,” he told us, “I find great comfort in the complete works of William Shakespeare and Bob Dylan”. He goes on to link them more closely: “we think of Shakespeare as a word guy - but he collaborated with the greatest musicians of his day. He understood that music is magic” and he happily agrees that “both of them were professional, creative thieves”. Join us for an important episode that celebrates, as James puts it, “the extraordinary simplicity and range” of our two favourite artists.James Shapiro is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He's the author of numerous books including 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize for the best non-fiction book published in Britain; and The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606, awarded the James Tait Black Prize. His latest book, Shakespeare In A Divided America, was a Radio 4 Book of the Week, read by podcast co-presenter Kerry Shale. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the New York Review of Books, the TLS, the Sunday Times, the Irish Times, the New Statesman and the Financial Times.Website: jamesshapiro.netTrailerEpisode playlist on AppleEpisode playlist on SpotifyListeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating.Twitter @isitrollingpodRecorded 19th March 2020This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

James Shapiro on his selection: A few years ago, I spent many months researching plague in Shakespeare’s London—how it was misunderstood, the terrible toll it took on the population (wiping our nearly a sixth of Londoners in 1593, and again in 1603), and especially its impact on Shakespeare and on the public theaters, which were ordered closed when weekly plague deaths rose above thirty. I published what I learned in The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606. This week I’ve reread those pages, heartbroken. It’s no longer Elizabethan playwrights and actors whose lives and livelihood are endangered, but my close friends in the theater, on both sides of the Atlantic. I’ve consulted on a half-dozen productions set to air this spring and summer; none of them now will, a devastating loss at a time that we need theater most.

Despite our country feeling more divided than it has in 50 years, there are still things that tie us together. Loving our families, cheering on a favorite team, and—according James Shapiro—Shakespeare. Shapiro is an eminent Shakespeare scholar, who, like many Americans, has found himself confused and troubled lately by the divisions in our country. And as an eminent Shakespeare scholar, he looked to Shakespeare to respond to that confusion. In his new book, Shakespeare in a Divided America, Shapiro puts forward what he sees as a completely new and unique approach to American history. The book looks at times when our nation seemed at its most fragile and disconnected and tells those stories through their connections to Shakespeare. James Shapiro is the Larry Miller professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and the Shakespeare scholar in residence at New York's Public Theater. He has written several award-winning books on Shakespeare including A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599, Contested Will; Who Wrote Shakespeare?, and The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606. His latest book, Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future, was published by Penguin Press in 2020. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Published March 17, 2020. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, “O Nation Miserable,” was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. We had technical help from Andrew Feliciano at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California, and Jim Bittle, Senior Director of Broadcast and Multimedia Technology at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Who gets to see Shakespeare and act in his plays?  Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s extraordinary legacy, Lisa Wolpe and James Shapiro will explore the defining guidelines of performing his work today, and consider how and why Shakespeare still matters in contemporary America. Wolpe, actress, director, teacher, and producer, is the Artistic Director and founder of the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company, an award-winning all-female, multi-cultural theater company. James Shapiro, professor at  Columbia University, is the author of numerous books and essays on Shakespeare, including his most recent work, The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606. Join these two Shakespeare aficionados on an enlightening journey of what this master means to us today.For photos from the program, click here. 

On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, host Colin Robertson looks at last weekend's 'Group of 20' Summit in Hangzhou, China. Join Colin for a discussion with four experts in international relations - Rob Wright, Randolph Mank, Hugh Stephens, and Marius Grinius - as they look to identify the significance and impact of the most recent G20, along with the importance of Trudeau's visit to China preluding the Summit. What does China's increased role international affairs mean for Canada? What did we get out of Trudeau's visit to China, and at the G20? Does Canada have a role to play at summits such as the G20? All this and more are discussed on this weeks episode of 'The Global Exchange'. Bios: Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Senior Advisor to Dentons LLP. Rob Wright - served as Deputy Minister of International Trade from 1985-2001, Canadian Ambassador to Japan from 2001-2005, and as Ambassador to China from 2005-2009, Randolph Mank - a three-time former Canadian ambassador and businessman, with over thirty years of experience in Asia and around the world. Hugh Stephens - Executive-in-Residence at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Vice Chair of the Canadian Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation. Marius Grinius - the former Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam, North and South Korea, as well as to the United Nations in Geneva. Book Recommendations: Rob Wright - "The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606" (https://www.amazon.ca/Year-Lear-Shakespeare-1606/dp/1416541640/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473189542&sr=8-1&keywords=the+year+of+lear) | "The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas" (https://www.amazon.ca/Old-Patagonian-Express-Through-Americas-ebook/dp/B00PF26R3M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473189585&sr=8-1&keywords=the+old+patagonian+express) Randolph Mank - "Deception Point" (https://www.amazon.ca/Deception-Point-Dan-Brown-ebook/dp/B000FBJHZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473189620&sr=8-1&keywords=deception+point) Hugh Stephens - "The Call of the World: A Political Memoir" (https://www.amazon.ca/Call-World-Political-Memoir/dp/0774890002/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473189672&sr=8-1&keywords=the+call+of+the+world+bill+graham) | "Captain James Cook" (https://www.amazon.ca/Captain-James-Cook-Richard-Hough-ebook/dp/B00GVFLIFE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473189721&sr=8-1&keywords=Captain+James+Cook) Marius Grinius - Science Fiction! Related Links: Hugh Stephens - "Sifting through the seeds of Canada and China's canola dispute" (http://vancouversun.com/opinion/opinion-canada-china-and-the-canola-seed-dispute) Colin Robertson - "At G20, Trudeau must reflect on tenure and plot inclusive economic course forward" (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/globe-politics-insider/at-g20-trudeau-must-reflect-on-tenure-and-plot-inclusive-economic-course-forward/article31687072/) Randolph Mank - "What should Canada be doing (and not doing) in ASEAN and Asia?" (http://www.cgai.ca/policy_review#Foreign%20Policy%20Collection) Marius Grinius - "South China Sea and the New Great Game" (http://www.cgai.ca/south_china_sea) Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Check out our website at cgai.ca for more defence and international commentary. Produced by Jared Maltais and Meaghan Hobman. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

July 22, 2016 - It’s History in Five Friday, presented by Simon & Schuster — kicking off your modern weekend, with people from the past. Today, we meet lifelong Shakespeare fan, industrialist Henry Clay Folger, who founded the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. to serve as the leading western research and education center on the famous playwright. We have a familiar passenger in our time machine: James Shapiro, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He’s the author of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare, and The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606. You can hear our interview (recorded in the shadow of Shakespeare’s Central Park statue), wherever you enjoy our show. History in Five Friday. It’s the perfect way to kick off your modern weekend… with people from the past.

This week, we’re thrilled to welcome acclaimed author and Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro in a talk with Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award-winning actor John Lithgow. In a conversation that covers drama, language, and the relationship between history and art, the two discuss Shapiro’s latest book, “The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606”—which examines how tumultuous events in England in 1606 affected Shakespeare and shaped the three great tragedies he wrote that year: "King Lear," "Macbeth," and "Antony & Cleopatra."

Theater Talk presents highlights of its interviews with eminent Shakespearean scholar James Shapiro to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the day that Shakespeare died (April 23, 1616). Shapiro discusses "The Year of Lear" & "Shakespeare in America."

March 25, 2016 – It’s History in Five Friday, presented by Simon & Schuster — kicking off your modern weekend, with people from the past.  Today, we offer bring you some new discoveries on one of history's greatest authors: William Shakespeare. Yes, that Shakespeare. As incredible as it may seem, we're still learning about the man who brought us Hamlet, Macbeth, The Tempest and so many other immortal plays. The man in the driver's seat of our time machine is James Shapiro, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He's the author of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare, and the topic of our next episode: The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606. You can hear that interview recorded in the shadow of Shakespeare's Central Park statue . History in Five Friday. It's the perfect way to kick off your modern weekend... with people from the past.      

We welcome Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, who discusses his new book “The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606.”And, Jeffrey Lyons shares anecdotes collected from the files of his father, the legendary columnist, Leonard Lyons “What a Time it Was!."

Columbia Professor James Shapiro is no stranger to Shakespeare. He has lead lectures and seminars at Columbia about the bard since 1985 and has written several books on the subject. The talk we recorded specifically references his newest book, "The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606." In this talk, Shapiro discusses the significance of that year, the events that influenced Shakespeare's writing, why he chose to focus so intensely on Lear in this new book, and when his fascination with Shakespeare first began. So, curl up in a cozy armchair with a nice cup of tea and enjoy. MORE COLUMBIA NEWS: https://alumni.columbia.edu http://thelowdown.alumni.columbia.edu

James Shapiro ("The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606, Columbia University) joins the show. We discuss how William Shakespeare managed to write three iconic plays in a single year that were largely shaped by the current events of the day.

October 5, 2015 - On this episode, we visit the theaters, throne rooms and taverns of London 400 years ago, as seen through the eyes of William Shakespeare. History Author Show correspondent Stephen Bedford met our guide to Jacobian London in the shadow of the immortal bard's statue in Central Park. He is renowned Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, professor of English of Columbia University. His book is The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606. That was a particularly chaotic year in England with King James’ ascension and the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot. But this atmosphere of crisis inspired Shakespeare, and he went on to produce three of his greatest tragedies that year: King Lear, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra. Professor Shapiro is historical adviser at New York City’s Public Theater, Governor of the Folger Shakespeare Library, and frequent BBC commentator. He is also the author of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? You can find him at JamesShapiro.net.