About this episode
Tim and Sarah-Jane explore Shakespeare's Coriolanus, focusing on its language and performances.
In this episode Tim and Sarah-Jane dive deeper into Shakespeare's underrated tragedy by comparing some of the great performances of the play, exploring Coriolanus' use of language, Volumnia's use of rhetoric, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Tim, Sarah-Jane
Topics covered
- Shakespeare
- tragedy
- language
- rhetoric
- performance
Keywords
- Coriolanus
- Shakespeare
- tragedy
- language
- rhetoric
- performance
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Coriolanus
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