Love’s Labour’s Lost: ‘Assist Me, Some Extemporal God of Rhyme’

Episode 172:The dating of the playThe early publication history of the playThe sources for the playA synopsis of the playA play that explores language and it’s limitsThe opening sceneConstable DullThe central ‘reveal’ scene and it’s poetryThe character and behaviour of CostardThe longest word in the Shakespeare cannonThe pageant of the nine worthiesThe character of JacquenettaShakespeare’s parody and homage to previous literary formsThe meaning of the title of the playThe concept of ‘the academy’ and comparisons with Elizabeth’s courtThe critical reception of the playThe performance history of the playSupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.patreon.com/thoetpwww.ko-fi.com/thoetp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A podcast tracing the development of theatre from ancient Greece to the present day through the places and people who made theatre happen. More than just dates and lists of plays we'll learn about the social. political and historical context that fostered the creation of dramatic art.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.