011 The First Masterpiece: Richard III

Finally! We’re getting to the masterpieces. If Shakespeare had died before this one, do you think this podcast would exist? No! You wouldn’t even have heard of Shakespeare.

 

For hundreds of years after release, critics of this play thought it was just too bloody and depraved. Does it still have its power to shock? Join us for a bloody tale of fratricide, seduction, propaganda and some of the best speeches in Shakespeare.

 

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Sources

The Oxford Shakespeare: Richard III (Oxford University Press)

Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage, edited by Brian Vickers (Routledge)