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Shakespeare and Medieval Romance

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The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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Professor Helen Cooper, University of Cambridge, speaks about the continuities between the Romance of the middle ages and Shakespeare's plays. She looks at textual features from his plays (including King Lear) which may indicate his influences.

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The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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Helen Cooper
Keywords
#greatwriters
medieval
romance
sources
shakespeare
influences
Department: Bodleian Libraries
Date Added: 12/04/2012
Duration: 00:28:17

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