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Approaching Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

The seventh Approaching Shakespeare lecture takes a minor character in Twelfth Night - Antonio - and uses his presence to open up questions of sexuality, desire and the nature of romantic comedy.
Approaching Shakespeare

Titus Andronicus

Focusing in detail on one particular scene, and on critical responses to it, this sixth Approaching Shakespeare lecture on Titus Andronicus deals with violence, rhetoric, and the nature of dramatic sensationalism.
Approaching Shakespeare

The Winter's Tale

How we can make sense of a play that veers from tragedy to comedy and stretches credulity in its conclusion? That's the topic for this fifth Approaching Shakespeare lecture on The Winter's Tale.
Approaching Shakespeare

Macbeth

In this fourth Approaching Shakespeare lecture the question is one of agency: who or what makes happen the things that happen in Macbeth?
Approaching Shakespeare

Measure for Measure

The third Approaching Shakespeare lecture, on Measure for Measure, focuses on the vexed question of this uncomic comedy's genre.
Shakespeare's First Folio (ePub format)

The Tempest.

ePub version of text THE TEMPEST. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Shakespeare's First Folio (ePub format)

Measvre, For Measure.

ePub version of text MEASVRE, For Measure. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Shakespeare's First Folio (ePub format)

The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

ePub version of text THE Two Gentlemen of Verona. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Approaching Shakespeare

Henry V

The second lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series looks at King Henry V, and asks whether his presentation in the play is entirely positive.
Alumni Weekend

The Bodleian Shakespeare: A treasure lost... and regained

From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Emma Smith reveals how Oxford University mobilised Alumni support to bring Shakespeare's First Folio back to the Bodleian library over 200 years after it was lost.
Approaching Shakespeare

Othello

First in Emma Smith's Approaching Shakespeare lecture series; looking at the central question of race and its significance in the play.
What is Tragedy?

Is Tragedy still Alive?

Discussion on whether tragedy still exists in modern culture, whether in films, modern theatre or and other creative arts.
What is Tragedy?

Does Tragedy Teach?

Third dialogue on the nature of tragedy where they talk about whether tragic theatre teaches people, and if it does, how and what does it teach?
What is Tragedy?

What does Tragedy do for People?

A discussion of what the use of tragedy is, and whether the emotional experience of tragic theatre is simply a passing thrill or a vital part of life.
What is Tragedy?

Defining Tragedy

First dialogue between Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings on tragedy: they discuss what 'tragedy' means, from its origins in Greek culture to philosophical notions of what tragedy and tragic drama are.

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