Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

Learning like Shakespeare with Scott Newstok

Learning like Shakespeare with Scott Newstok

FromOld Books with Grace


Learning like Shakespeare with Scott Newstok

FromOld Books with Grace

ratings:
Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Grace chats with Dr. Scott Newstok on William Shakespeare (whose birthday is this week!) and the principles of a renaissance education. 
Scott Newstok is Professor of English and founding director of the Pearce Shakespeare Endowment at Rhodes College. A parent and an award-winning teacher, he is the author of How to Think Like Shakespeare, as well as Quoting Death in Early Modern England, and the editor of several other books, including a forthcoming edition of Michel de Montaigne’s educational writings. 
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (66)

Listening to the past can help us to understand our present. Dr. Grace Hamman, medievalist and writer, guides listeners to approach often intimidating works of literature and theology and learn to ask questions of our current age. Let‘s read old books together and discover truths about God and ourselves.