Shakespeare’s Sonnets
The first of a series of programmes in which Simon Callow's reading explores the hidden drama of the sonnets by following a radical reordering by John Padel. Believing that the mysterious W H is William Herbert, it suggests that the poems were initially commissioned to convince W H to marry. The later passions and anguish of the poems then reveal the poet.
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Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Content
- Type: Sonnets and Poems
- Channel: BBC Radio 3
- Duration: 14'46''
- Broadcast date: 1994
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
