What Was Shakespeare Really Like?
That Shakespeare Life
English - September 04, 2023 14:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsHistory Arts Books shakespeare england history literature performance stage write Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When we look back at the study of Shakespeare’s plays, the question always come to mind about how much can we know about the actual William Shakespeare from the pieces of artwork, plays, and even legal documents that survive about his life. No one has done more study of the plays of William Shakespeare nor understands more about his life in turn of the 17th century England than our guest today, Stanley Wells, President of Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, who joins us to share about his latest book answering the question “What was Shakespeare Really Like” Get bonus episodes on Patreon
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