Shakespeare on Politics
World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt joins The National Arts Club to discusses his most recent book Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics. In Tyrant, Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. This conversation shows how Shakespeare’s work remains vitally relevant today.
Stephen Greenblatt is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. General Editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature and The Norton Shakespeare, he is also the author of thirteen books, including The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve; The Swerve: How the World Became Modern; Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare; Hamlet in Purgatory; Practicing New Historicism; Marvelous Possessions: The Wonder of the New World; and Learning to Curse: Essays in Early Modern Culture.
When: Tue., Aug. 18, 2020 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Where: The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park S.
212-475-3424
Price: Free
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World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt joins The National Arts Club to discusses his most recent book Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics. In Tyrant, Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. This conversation shows how Shakespeare’s work remains vitally relevant today.
Stephen Greenblatt is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. General Editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature and The Norton Shakespeare, he is also the author of thirteen books, including The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve; The Swerve: How the World Became Modern; Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare; Hamlet in Purgatory; Practicing New Historicism; Marvelous Possessions: The Wonder of the New World; and Learning to Curse: Essays in Early Modern Culture.
Buy tickets/get more info now
When: Tue., Aug. 18, 2020 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt joins The National Arts Club to discusses his most recent book Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics. In Tyrant, Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. This conversation shows how Shakespeare’s work remains vitally relevant today.