Shakespeare's London and Ancient Rome - Professor Sir Jonathan Bate

William Shakespeare spent his schooldays learning Latin. When he arrived in London and became an actor and playwright, he discovered a city and a culture that modelled itself on ancient Rome.
Jonathan Bate tells the story of how and why Shakespeare was steeped in the classics, from his earliest plays such as Titus Andronicus and The Comedy of Errors to his dramatisations of the stories of Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
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[@MichaelCantrall]

Fantastic! What a treasure to listen to this and other of Professor Sir Jonathan Bate's many lectures on KZbin! Thanks to everyone involved in making this possible.

[@mikesnyder1788]

Thank you, Gresham College and Professor Bate! This Shakespeare loving Yank sure needs these great lectures during the COVID19 pandemic.

[@lishihuang5713]

How wonderful the lecture is!

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the lecture. I am looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@ankymrn]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!

[@pipster1891]

Would be nice if the order of these lectures was clearly stated.

[@rstritmatter]

Funny how Shakspere prosecuted his small debtors but didn't pay his own debts. The logical inference, quoth Sir Bate, is that he must have written Portia's speech on mercy.

[@joelcadman1565]

Yeet