# Classic Shakespeare

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Sir Jonathan Bate
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/classic-shakespeare)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Jonathan Bate tells the story of how and why Shakespeare was steeped in the classics, from his earliest plays such as Titus Andronicus and The Comedy of Errors to his dramatisations of the stories of Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.

## Lectures

1. [Shakespeare's London and Ancient Rome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-classic-shakespeare/01dbf9e197d7) (YouTube)
2. [Shakespeare's Heroes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-classic-shakespeare/749602603f22) (YouTube)
3. [Shakespeare's Lovers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-classic-shakespeare/6f2f4741cc98) (YouTube)
4. [Shakespeare's Politics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-classic-shakespeare/8bd5210e3cd4) (YouTube)
5. [Shakespeare's Ghosts and Spirits](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-classic-shakespeare/94c009a2ef73) (YouTube)
6. [Shakespeare's Fame](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-classic-shakespeare/2d7450316b9c) (YouTube)