Ranked #1
Mysteries of the First Folio
Mysteries of the First Folio
The First Folio has been called “incomparably the most important work in the English language.” Published in 1623, seve... Read more
27 Jan 2013
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #2
Poet Ape, A Plagiarist Among the Playwrights
Poet Ape, A Plagiarist Among the Playwrights
Episode 6 with Sabrina FeldmanBen Jonson and other writers of Shakespeare’s time satirized a social-climbing playwright-... Read more
16 Dec 2012
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57mins
Ranked #3
The Comedy of Othello: Commedia dell’Arte and Shakespeare the Genre-Bender
The Comedy of Othello: Commedia dell’Arte and Shakespeare the Genre-Bender
Is Othello a comedy gone wrong? Richard Whalen reveals the surprising connections between Shakespeare's Tragedy of Othel... Read more
21 Sep 2012
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57mins
Ranked #4
The Apocryphal William Shakespeare: Episode 4 with Sabrina Feldman
The Apocryphal William Shakespeare: Episode 4 with Sabrina Feldman
What are the Shakespeare Apocrypha? And how do we explain the close ties between some of these plays and the works unive... Read more
2 Aug 2012
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56mins
Ranked #5
Midsummer Monsieur - The French Court in Shakespeare
Midsummer Monsieur - The French Court in Shakespeare
Could A Midsummer Night's Dream contain allegorical references that satirize Queen Elizabeth's long & melodramatic c... Read more
7 May 2012
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1hr 3mins