Hamlet, lesson 1 : the age of Elizabeth
- Date
unknown/unknown
- Summary
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Reviews the events preceding the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and studies her personality and its effect upon English life of the period. Recounts, briefly, Shakespeare's life, the tastes of his theater audiences, and the effect that the differences in stage structure between a theater like the Globe and a modern stage have upon the playwright's selection of techniques. Concludes by presenting Act I, Scene I of Hamlet to raise the fundamental questions to be discussed later. An introduction to the classes and customs of the Elizabethan age and a discussion of the theater of that time. Narrated by Maynard Mack.
- Publishers
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center; Massachusetts Council for the Humanities; Lane Education Service District
- Genres
Educational; Lecture; Adaptation
- Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Hamlet ; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation--History
- Collection
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Physical Description
1 Film (0:30:58); 16mm
- Notes
Gift to the IUB Libraries from Instructional Support Services. Stratford Shakespearean Festival Company of Canada: Michael Langham, Artistic Director; Tom Brown, Assistant Art Director. Dramatic sequence directed by: Douglas Campbell.
Copyright Date: 1959
- Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003241066; Other: GR00411709; Catalog Key: 10901690; MDPI Barcode: 40000003241066
Access Restrictions
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