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Publication Date
[2014], c2012
Physical Desc
1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col.
Description
Francesco da Mosto takes a look at Italy as the land of adventure and ambition. Beginning in Venice with actor Ciaran Hinds, he considers how the town struck Shakespeare as the perfect setting for The Merchant of Venice . In Rome, Francesco discovers how Shakespeare used the city as a smokescreen to address the burning political issues of his day while avoiding trouble with Elizabethan censors. Francesco meets Shakespearean actor Mark Rylance, and...
Publication Date
[2014], c2012
Physical Desc
1 streaming video file (50 min.)) : sd., col.
Description
Combining Italian travelogue with revelations about the Bard's most famous works, Francesco da Mosto considers Shakespeare's relationship to Italy, where he set many of his greatest love plays. Shakespeare revealed a detailed knowledge of contemporary Italian life, and a deep understanding of the Italian spirit. He traces the Italian stories Shakespeare borrowed from and considers theories on how Shakespeare gained his knowledge of Italy: some say...
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