
Shakespeare: Timeless (But a Man of His Times)
Shakespeare and the Golden Age of Elizabethan Theater
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An introduction to Shakespeare's art and how it connects to his life and times.
Thoughts (loosely) based on A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare:1599 by James Shapiro, Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson, The Elizabethan World Picture by E.M.W. Tillyard and countless years of teaching Shakespeare to high school students.
Special Guests: Tim the Enchanter, Cole Porter, and, of course, the Bard himself.
An introduction to Shakespeare's art and how it connects to his life and times.
Thoughts (loosely) based on A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare:1599 by James Shapiro, Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson, The Elizabethan World Picture by E.M.W. Tillyard and countless years of teaching Shakespeare to high school students.
Special Guests: Tim the Enchanter, Cole Porter, and, of course, the Bard himself.
This episode is part of the How to Teach Reading and Writing to Teenagers series
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