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 | 160 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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After establishing in the previous two sonnets that he is possessed of a 'fever' that makes him 'mad' and that distorts his vision, William Shakespeare uses Sonnet 149 to further describe the effect this love for his mistress is having on him. So muc... more
In Sonnet 148, William Shakespeare develops the themes revisited with Sonnet 147 and further elaborates on his realisation that reason has abandoned him and he is therefore incapable of judging properly what he sees. Either that, or his eyes themselv... more
In Sonnet 147, William Shakespeare brings together two themes that have agitated him before: firstly the at the time fairly commonplace notion of love – and, more to the point, desire – as a disease that weakens the mind to the point of an irrational... more
With his solemn, near pious, Sonnet 146, William Shakespeare for the first and only time speaks directly to his soul and entreats it to look after itself; to stop expending its energy on the pursuit of outward, physical adornments which are all doome... 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 Kingdoma year 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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