This event has finished Took place on: Tuesday, 17th Oct 2017
Free FreeWilliam Shakespeare spent his schooldays learning Latin. When he arrived in London and became an actor and playwright, he discovered a city and a culture that modelled itself on ancient Rome.
Jonathan Bate tells the story of how and why Shakespeare was steeped in the classics, from his earliest plays such as Titus Andronicus and The Comedy of Errors to his dramatisations of the stories of Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
No reservations are required for this lecture. It will be run on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the lecture.
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2017-10-17 2017-10-17 Europe/London Shakespeare's London and Ancient Rome Jonathan Bate tells the story of how and why Shakespeare was steeped in the classics. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2017/10/17/shakespeares-london-and-ancient-rome-152933 Museum of London,150 London Wall,London,LondonLocation
Museum of London,
150 London Wall,
London,
London,
EC2Y 5HN
London,
London,
EC2Y 5HN
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