Within 5 hours, 70 views.This video touches nowhere near the amount of attention of popular videos on youtube, but the value of knowledge of these lectures (judging from the earlier ones) is greater than the pleasure of the many for those 'popular videos'. Thank you for the update!
Wow, this is amazing insight, I've always loved Shakespeare history plays but this gives so much insight and background that I never had before. Nicely done!
Richard ii is my favorite Shakespeare play and have wanted a deeper dive into it.i have not started it (the lecture), but I am very excited. Thank you for your hard work.
One problem for the historical Richard II was that he had no living heir. His first wife and child died several years before the Mowbray and Hereford trial/banishment. His wife at the time was a child bride from France who was not old enough to have children.
The Arden editions in paperback are cheap (used) and more substantial than signet or folger. You can’t really go wrong but if you’re putting together the set, get Arden.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kHhQDj4OO1c.html I think it was the case in medieval times that knights were not recognisable in full armor, so they had to state verbally who they were and swear to it as some kind of assurance that it was fair game. Otherwise they could send an imposter to do the work for them. It is not just plain adherence to some ancient code. It had a function. It is true I think that this scene alludes to this medieval practice as an old fashoined one.
@@Hamiltoncat it's not a prejudice, my wife is from tampa OK. Its an idiosyncrasy of mine that has nothing to do with maturity, I don't hate anybody so don't come at me with these accusations of bigotry when u know nothing about me. Nobody even knew America was there in 14th century so in my eyes it takes from the ambience listening to it in an American accent, BTW I wouldn't want to hear it in my Irish accent either but for different reasons. Its a quirk of mine that is not shared by the vast majority of people and it is of no consequence to anything or anyone, I just thought I'd put it out there but when u do there's always a chance ull attract the self-righteous indignation of the easily offended
But this is not history really. It's a literature course. If you think this is bad, you should listen to Harold Bloom's lectures on Shakespeare. Bloom has a thick New York accent. Still, Bloom is one of the great experts on Shakespeare.
