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Minisode 1: "Venus and Adonis"
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
From 1592 to 1594, plague stalked London, leading authorities to close playhouses as a public health measure. Amid this mandatory social distancing, Shakespeare sharpened his quill at home and turned to narrative poetry with “Venus and Adonis,” a retelling of the famous Greek myth that recasts a young Adonis as a victim of the older Venus’s lustful aggression. In the first Bard Flies minisode, Will and James examine the enduring relevance of Shakespeare’s work in the era of self-quarantine amid COVID-19 and the #MeToo movement. // CREDITS // Intro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches' Dance" (composed by anonymous); Outro Music: Jon Sayles, “Saltarello” (composed by anonymous)
Released:
Apr 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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