While the exact date of William Shakespeare's birth and
death are disputed, historians believe that this past week - April 23rd, to be
exact - marked both the 453rd
anniversary of his birth in 1564 and the 401st anniversary of his death in
1616. For Shakespeare aficionados, the Folger Shakespeare Library hosts
Shakespeare Unlimited, a thirty-minute podcast dedicated to all things related
to the playwright and his enduring legacy. On this website, visitors can listen
to all current and past episodes of Shakespeare Unlimited (as of this write up,
70 episodes in total) and also check out the transcript for each episode. The
show is produced by public radio veteran Richard Paul, edited by Shakespeare
experts Esther Ferington (who has penned articles for Folger
Magazine) and Gail Kern Paster (former editor of Shakespeare
Quarterly), and hosted by Barbara Bogaev, Neva Grant, and Rebecca
Sheir. Episodes frequently incorporate interviews with other experts and
explore not only Shakespeare's work, but also topics related to Shakespeare's
world and his impact on the world today. For example, one recent podcasts
explores Shakespeare's depictions of girlhood and the realities of female
adolescence in Elizabethan and Jacobean England. Another episode explores Othello, sixteenth-century portrayals of blackness, and new
insights about the play.
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