Episode 24: Stages in the Middle Ages
Ask a Medievalist
English - January 11, 2021 01:44 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBHistory Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Synopsis Em and Jesse discuss physical performance spaces, from Greek amphitheaters to pageant carts to prosceniums, and the changes theaters have seen over time. There’s a lot of Renaissance stuff in here, including an interesting discussion of the various theaters Shakespeare would have premiered plays–the Globe and the Rose–with some interesting digressions about the Blues …