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Episode 006: Interview with author Pauline Montagna about the life of Edward Alleyn, rival actor in Elizabethan England
That Shakespeare Life
English - May 28, 2018 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsHistory Arts Books shakespeare england history literature performance stage write Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this week's episode, we talk with Pauline Montagna about the focus of an entire chapter in her latest book, Not Wisely But Too Well which makes the claim that Edward Alleyn, and not Shakespeare, was the upstart crow insulted famously by Robert Greene. Alleyn was a rival actr competing in the 16th century with Richard Burbage, Shakespeare's lead performer. Pauline joins us today to unpack her research into this controversial idea and share her argument in favor of Edward Alleyn.
In this week's episode, I'll ask Pauline about:
- who was Edward Alleyn?
- Why was he Burbage's rival? Did they fight?
- What makes you think he might have been the upstart crow?
and more.
Join us inside as we explore one of Shakespeare's acting contemporaries, Edward Alleyn.