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Lend Me Your Ears: Julius Caesar
FromSlate Debates
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Released:
May 9, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Lend Me Your Ears is a six-part podcast miniseries exploring how Shakespeare’s works have shaped our modern views on politics. Each month, host Isaac Butler will dig into a different Shakespeare play to explore how Shakespeare was responding to his current events, and how they map onto our own.In this first episode, Lend Me Your Ears is looking at one of Shakespeare’s most accessible works: Julius Caesar. Why was the Bard so fascinated with the fall of the Roman Republic? Why do we tend to turn to this play when we worry about society’s future? How have contemporary theater makers reinvented Shakespeare’s version of the story for their audiences, especially in troubled political times?Learn more about Lend Me Your Ears at slate.com/shakespeareLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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