A podcast tracing the development of theatre in Europe. Not just a list of dates and plays, but attempting to put plays, playwrights and the dramatic art as a whole into its historic and cultural context.
Judi Dench's surprising ancestral connections to Elsinore, English people who visited Elsinore and famous Dutch people are revealed in RU-vid channel Who Do You Think You Are?'s episode Dame Judi Dench Uncovers Family History all the way to Denmark! One surprise after the other from the 42:00 minute mark to the end.
Your comments on King Henry VI's reluctance to fight are enlightening. Very different from my preoccupation with wondering about the differences in education of King Henry VI and Richard II, both kings from childhood.
@@thehistoryofeuropeantheatr3204 E.G. the so-called "Ur-Hamlet". The existence of a "Hamlet before Hamlet" is pure speculation, introduced because the accepted Shakespeare timeline is violated by Nashe's mention of "whole Hamlets" well before Shakespeare of Stratford could have written anything (if he ever actually did write anything). In order to maintain their timeline, Nashe's Hamlet cannot be the Hamlet that we know, because that would mean that someone other than William of Straford wrote it, so they assert that there must have been an UR- Hamlet despite the fact that no such work has ever been unearthed, or even mentioned by anyone but Nashe. The "Ur-Hamlet" is now accepted by the so-called academic community, who as a whole are discredited for propagating such speculative nonsense and obvious circular logic.
@@vetstadiumastroturf5756 The various theories about the ur-Hamlet would fill a podcast episode (and more probably). Perhaps I should tackle that one day. Given we don't know the content of the play, and that Nashe's comment is subject to interpretation (How I wish that these Elizabethans had been a little less cryptic) I'm not going to extrapolate too much from it. If pressed I would say Kyd seems a far more likely candidate than Shakespeare, but then why would Shakespeare revisit the play, unless the ur-Hamlet was quite different from his version (perhaps it was)? I don't know the answer, but much of the fun of studying the period is the speculation.
This was very interesting! To your point about collaboration, I'm not sure how much is Shakespeare or Nashe or Marlowe (although I've read that some scholars believe The True Tragedy was originally a collaboration between Marlowe and Peele), but if you read Joan of Arc's last speech again [the one where she claims not to be from the stock of shepherd swains] and compare it to Tamburlaine's speeches and how people speak about him throughout Tamburlaine Parts I and II, you can see that Marlowe at least wrote the Joan of Arc scenes. She's a traditional Marlovian overreacher and given her deal with devils, heralds his Dr Faustus as well. - I also liked your analysis that Talbot was a proto-Hotspur as well, and the last person holding to the old code of chivalry. There are quite a few layers to this play!
On reflection I think I should have said more about Marlowe's potential involvement - That final scene before Joan is carted off is certainly a good pointer toward's it as a possability. Thanks for your input.
They kept the same actors which was a tremendous help. Ron Cook who played Richard the third was particularly brilliant. He also played in the movie "Will Shakespeare" with Tim Curry in the leading role. These are the highlights of his career I think.
@thehistoryofeuropeantheatr3204 l love Trevor Peacock, he did an excellent job as Titus Andronicus. He also played the Fool in Twelfth Night, his singing was unparalleled, I always go back to that play just to hear him sing; the character of the pimp le played in Pericles is memorable.
It would be helpful to have information about other Elizabethan lives who took care of home and children while husbands worked in other places for long periods of time: sailors, soldiers, etc.
An fair precise of John Shakespeare's biography. His not being returned to a successive term as Bailiff, if by that you mean the next year, was not unusual, in fact no Alderman was elected to such a term. The usual practice was for the previous Bailiff to become the next Bailiff's deputy or High Alderman. Also, the 1594 fire occurred in May rather than September. See Robert Bearman's discussions on the fires of 1594 and 1595. Also, see current work on the Stratfire Project, on the Stratford Society's website. I really enjoy your podcasts and your sound research they involve. Dr. Bearman's extensive writing and publications, which are listed on a website which contains the most up to date items of Stratford related publications is a valuable point of reference for many aspects of local history and invaluable for serious study of the town in the period surrounding Shakespeare and his family.
Hi John - thanks for that information and the recommendations. Also I think you qualify for the quickest response I've ever had to the release of an episode! Very please to hear that you enjoy listening - lots more on Shakespeare to come.
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I'm going to be reading the Morshead translation because it's the one that's printed in the _Harvard Classics_ , Vol. 8. My ultimate goal is reading the entire _Harvard Classics_ series, but right now I've decided to create the subsidiary goal of tracing the literary influence of Homer by first reading _The Odyssey_ (Vol. 22, which I recently finished), then Nine Greek Plays (Vol. 8-if you're interested, aside from _The Oresteia_ the other plays are _Prometheus Bound_ , _Oedipus the King_ , _Antigone_ , _Hippolytus_ , _The Bacchae_ , and _The Frogs_ ), then _The Aeneid_ by Virgil (Vol. 13), and _The Divine Comedy_ by Dante Alighieri (Vol. 20).
I always wondered. Why was Marlowe buried in an unmarked grave? Why wouldn’t they send the body back to Canterbury or at least some friends pull money together to buy one?
I think there are (at least) two possibilities. Burial was performed quickly, especially in Summer and I suspect that taking a body to a special burial place was not common. Without a friend or relative on site the express any wishes the body would have been buried locally. The other possibility is that the authorities were only too happy to dispose of the body as quickly as possible and start the process of makig an awkward problem go away. W e'll never know for sure.....
What a shame that Philip Rowe doesn't seem to have the courage to at least mention the legitimate Marlowe/Shakespeare authorship controversy. 1.- the authorship.- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z7VeQ7OER14.htmlsi=NdUyWcQujqRyavil 2..- 4 king Edward plays - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WWAtL2D2e1s.htmlsi=ajCKdFTCCey43oxI
I really enjoyed this. Particularly the description of what Marlowe's education would have been, at that date. You imply that Marlowe's death involved a conspiracy. I agree entirely, but being one of ghe many who see a continuity between the end of Marlowe and the surprising advent of Shakespeare, i see the conspiracy as a design to get the Queen's playwrigjt safely out of the way ..... I think that on the fateful night in Deptford, Kit Marlowe sailed down the Thames estuary on the tide.
I hope I kept out of the realms of pure speculation but despite some evidence the means, manner and reasons for Marlowe's death will remain, I fear, something of a mystery. I hope across other episodes I showed my belief that Marlowe, Kidd and the other early public house and university playwrights did map out a path that allowed Shakespeare to become the genius that he undoubtedly was.
@@philiprowe10 , i think you avoided the speculation very well. But i dont agree that Marlowe and the others set the stage for the man from Stratford. There were few people who had the background and experiences to write as Shakespeare, playwright and Poet, wrote. One of those who di was Marlowe, and another was the Earl of Oxford. Marlowe had the proven literary ability. Oxford wrote some pretty poems.
Hi Carol, you will be pleased to know that I have changed the method of loading the audio to RU-vid so from December 23 onwards there is no longer an audio line on the image.
@@thehistoryofeuropeantheatr3204 i've been watching alexander waugh's videos and I gotta say - his arguments for him being Edward de Vere are pretty convincing..
No one knows what The Globe actually looked like. The only image we have was done by someone who based his drawing on a description made by a German tourist.
@@thehistoryofeuropeantheatr3204 i've never really had a full picture of the history of theater, even though I read a lot of Shakespeare plays, Voltaire, etc. I've even dabbled in reading ancient greek plays in greek (I have a hobby of reading things in the original language).. small portions only of course. But this will definitely help me know where to aim :)
Thank You. Theatre History is a bit of a niche subject, but the podcast has had over 100K downloads so far, and the audience grows slowly but steadily, which is gratifying.
@@thehistoryofeuropeantheatr3204 You are welcome. My own area is Shakespeare biography, in particular, friends and associations in Stratford and environs. However, I admire your detailed work on the theatre and playwrights of the period.
This was really interesting, thank you! I learned some new facts, and I liked your arguments for the hypothesis that Marlowe was killed for potential political motivations due to his association with Ralegh, Dee and Harriot. - Also, Shakespeare still being affected by Marlowe's death 6 years later, and being angry enough to say something about it in his plays - the only direct, contemporary reference he makes, I believe - is amazing!
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z7VeQ7OER14.htmlsi= 1 an interesting title without any doubt or uncertainty of the shortness & strangeness of M‘s life. Why no justified. questions on the many inconsistencies?
