| Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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videodisc |
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DVD |
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video file DVD video rda |
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Videorecording |
| Note |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed captioned. |
| Performer |
Hosted by Bill Ambrose. |
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Narrated by Alphonse Keasley. |
| Credits |
Music, David Arkenstone; editors, Kenny James, Brian Gill. |
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Series features on location filming, scholarly interviews, and dramatic poetry readings. |
| Summary |
Explains that Shakespeare's poetry taps into all aspects of human nature. Traces the early life of the Bard and the influence of his classical education in the creation of Venus and Adonis and the Rape of Lucrece. In contrast, the Shakespearean sonnet is viewed as a personal rather than a public construction. The rhyming and thematic structure of the Italian, Petrachian, sonnet is compared to Shakespeare's "English" sonnet. "The Phoenix and the Turtle", is featured as Shakespeare's philosophical contribution to metaphysical poetry. |
| Contents |
Early life -- Venus and Adonis -- Rape of Lucrece -- The Shakespearean sonnet -- The Fair Youth Sonnets: 1-26 -- The Dark Lady Sonnets: 127-154 -- The legacy of Shakespeare's sonnets -- Metaphysical poetry -- The later years. |
| Note |
DVD extras: educator's guide; expert citations. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Poetic works.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Sonnets.
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English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
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Religious poetry, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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Narrative poetry, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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Poetics.
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Poetry -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Educational films.
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| Added Author |
Ambrose, William, presenter.
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Keasley, Alphonse, narrator.
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Meyer, Ron, filmmaker.
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James, Kenny, film producer, screenwriter.
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Centre Communications, production company.
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Ambrose Video Publishing, film distributor.
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| Music No. |
739815005459 Ambrose Video |
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