SONNETCAST – William Shakespeare's Sonnets Recited, Revealed, Relived
Sebastian MichaelSebastian Michael, author of The Sonneteer and several other plays and books, looks at each of William Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets in the originally published sequence, giving detailed explanations and looking out for what the words themselves tell us about the great poet and playwright, about the Fair Youth and the Dark Lady, and about their complex and fascinating relationships. Podcast transcript... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 164 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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In this special episode, Sebastian Michael looks at the second part of The Sonnets by William Shakespeare in the 1609 collection and examines the questions they present in parallel to those posed by the Fair Youth Sonnets:
- Is there a Dark Lady at... more
The last poem in the collection to address William Shakespeare's mistress directly, Sonnet 152 conclusively answers some questions, while leaving many old and several new ones open for us to ponder into posterity.
It asserts again that his Dark Lad... more
The heavily and obviously innuendo-laden Sonnet 151 returns to a struggle the poet purports to experience between what his soul – the 'nobler part' of his being – knows to be right and what his body wants and, with the by implication reluctant permis... more
The at first glance unspectacular Sonnet 150 sets off from the base laid down by the previous three sonnets and now wonders out loud just how the mistress with her numerous and by now well established flaws and a beauty that could – according to thes... more
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- If you are at all interested in Shakespeare…
This is a wonderful podcast if you have any interest at all in Shakespeare or the sonnets. Sebastian Michael gets to the heart of each one and talks you through it line by line. It’s so enlightening and more effective than reading commentary from a book, although it’s useful to have the sonnet in front of you as you listen. Highly recommended.
Apple Podcasts5dogshank1234
United Kingdom2 years ago - Very Enjoyable
Michael offers interesting insights that I don’t always agree with, but I’m no Shakespeare scholar, so what do I know? Still, he gives me much food for thought as I memorize all sonnets that have really taken hold of me. So far, that’s about 30–and growing.
Apple Podcasts5Sonneterror
United States2 years ago - Snackable, insightful and delicious.
What a pleasure to have found this podcast! I was given this lithe, unassuming whisper of a book that is the sonnets by William Shakespeare about ten years ago as a gift from my daughter. I, shamefully, have not read it, and, truth be told, cannot find it. As I unsuccessfully searched for it again to finally - or not - read it, I fortunately and gratefully found you, Sebastian! I will find that book and read it someday - in fact, after listening to your recitation and analysis, I look forwa... more
Apple Podcasts5IJustKantDoItUnited States2 years ago - Amazing
Loving this so much! Thank you!
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