Gorboduc: The Tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex
The History Of European Theatre - A podcast by Philip Rowe - Mondays
Episode 94:Gorboduc the first tragedy in blank verseThe lives of the co-authors Thomas Norton and Thomas SackvilleThe plot of the play including the description of the opening dumb showThe origins of the Gorboduc storyThe political message of the playHow the play incorporates ideas and style from Seneca, Aristotle, and the medieval traditionsThe use of allegorical charactersThe problems whit the play as good dramaThe play as an academic debateThe second printing of the playThe innovation of bank verseThe highpoint of the playHow satisfactory , or not, is the ending of the play?Support the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
