44 min
S4 E4: The End of the Medieval Play Era Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama
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- Performing Arts
What was the importance of manuscripts, and the impact of the printing press on late Medieval drama? This episode introduces our first named playwright, John Lydgate, and his 1465 play, "Mankind."
Rob Crighton of the Beyond Shakespeare Company continues this tour through the History of English Verse Drama, along with your hosts Emily C. A. Snyder and Colin Kovarik.
Hamlet to Hamilton: Website
Beyond Shakespeare Company: Website
What was the importance of manuscripts, and the impact of the printing press on late Medieval drama? This episode introduces our first named playwright, John Lydgate, and his 1465 play, "Mankind."
Rob Crighton of the Beyond Shakespeare Company continues this tour through the History of English Verse Drama, along with your hosts Emily C. A. Snyder and Colin Kovarik.
Hamlet to Hamilton: Website
Beyond Shakespeare Company: Website
44 min