Emma Smith: This Is Shakespeare
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[See SEGMENTS below]. Audio podcast at: https://speakingofshakespeare.buzzsprout.com.  Thomas Dabbs speaks with Emma Smith of Hertford College, Oxford, speaks about her book, 'This is Shakespeare', and her work as a scholar and theatre consultant. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:20 - Emma’s book: ‘This is Shakespeare’ 00:13:06 - The humanities and public outreach 00:15:34 - Why the humanities? 00:19:35 - Upcoming projects: Nashe, Merry Wives, Books as Portable Magic 00:27:05 - Book history and the future of the book. 00:31:09 - The Elizabethan Top Ten 00:34:00 - First Folio of Shakespeare 00:43:22 - Approaching Shakespeare: Outreach and RSC theatre work 00:47:28 - Christopher Marlowe 00:52:45 - ‘Twelfth Night’ 00:57:36 - Background: love of literature vs professional literary studies  01:02:32 - Closing remarks
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