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Will: What Is He Good For?Author: Classics on the Rocks
At Will: What Is He Good For? We seek to explore the question of who was the Real Shakespeare - who wrote his beautiful words - because understanding who he was can unlock the key to understanding his works and words in a new way. It also can help to inform the argument - who is he for? Is Shakespeare an old relic - only the academics, those of his time, and the cultural elite. Or is he indeed for everyone who wants to know and experience his plays? Throughout our series, well explore the Man from Stratfords life, history, and explore textual clues that will prove who owns Shakespeares words, relevance, and most importantly his legacy. Language: en Genres: Arts, History, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 2 - Quartos and Chaos
Episode 2
Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
After Shakespeare’s death, his plays didn’t immediately become sacred texts, they became commodities. In this episode, we dive into the publishing chaos of the early 1600s, where bad quartos, cash grabs, and loose copyrights threatened to fracture his legacy. Enter John Heminges and Henry Condell, two friends determined to wrestle Shakespeare’s work back from the mess. Along the way, we unpack how Ben Jonson’s audacious move to publish his own complete works, the original literary box set, helped light the fuse.
