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 | 89 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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With Sonnet 84, William Shakespeare continues and underpins his defence of himself against the charge, referenced explicitly in Sonnet 83, that he has failed to present his young lover with sufficiently effusive praise and instead remained silent abo... more
Sonnet 83 picks up on the notion, introduced in Sonnet 82, of a 'gross painting' in words that other poets make of the young man with the 'strained touches' that rhetoric can lend them, in stark contrast to Shakespeare's own 'plain true words'. But r... more
With Sonnet 82, William Shakespeare resumes his discussion with the young man of his own status as a poet in the young man's life, attempting a conciliatory, even sympathetic tone which purports to encourage his lover to by all means have a look at o... more
Sonnet 81, although it appears right in the middle of the Rival Poet group of sonnets, does not concern itself with any poet other than Shakespeare at all, and so it either marks a detour deliberately taken by Shakespeare from his preoccupation with ... 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 month 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 months 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 States9 months ago - Amazing
Loving this so much! Thank you!
Apple Podcasts5RealhousewifeofhollywoodhillsUnited Kingdoma year ago
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