Paul Cantor on Shakespeare and Politics (Part I)

Comedies, tragedies, and what Shakespeare can teach us about politics. (Part I of II). Click "Show more" to view all chapters.
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Chapter 1 (00:15 - 7:04): Shakespearean Beginnings
Chapter 2 (7:04 - 11:39): The Settings of Shakespeare’s Plays
Chapter 3 (11:39 - 18:15): Comedy and Tragedy
Chapter 4 (18:15 - 29:10): Roman Plays
Chapter 5 (29:10 - 41:04): Rulers and Regimes
Chapter 6 (41:05 - 50:16): Christian Plays
Chapter 7 (50:17 - 63:11): The Theological-Political Problem
The Clifton Waller Barrett Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Virginia, Paul Cantor is a leading scholar of Shakespeare as well as an authority on American popular culture. In part one of a two part series, Cantor discusses comedies, tragedies, and what Shakespeare can teach us about politics. Plays discussed including Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, Coriolanus, and Julius Caesar, among others. Visit thegreatthinkers.org/shakespea... for an online course on Shakespeare curated by Professor Cantor.