Shakespeare & the plague
Twitter has been telling us that when he was in quarantine from the plague, William Shakespeare wrote “King Lear”, but what’s the truth behind that narrative? What did Shakespeare actually do during the plague, where was he and what can it teach us about living with pandemics? Join host Professor Rana Mitter and guest speaker Professor Emma Smith, author of ‘This is Shakespeare’ and Professor of Shakespeare Studies, as they discuss how Shakespeare’s work can be seen as a cultural prophylactic against understanding disease solely in quantitative terms; a narrative vaccine.

Watch the event live on YouTube: youtu.be/082EH-78iEU
Date: 19 June 2020, 15:15
Venue: Online https://youtu.be/082EH-78iEU
Speakers: Professor Rana Mitter, Professor Emma Smith
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Sadie Slater