The King and the Playwright: A Jacobean History
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General Information
Arts, History Documentary hosted by James Shapiro, published by BBC in 2012 - English narration
Information
Professor James Shapiro re-examines the work of Shakespeare during King James I's reign.
Incertainties
In 1603 when a new dynasty came to power there was an anxious mood. Puritans, plague, an extravagant gift to a Spanish diplomatic delegation, and a new British coin called the Unite all feature in Shapiro's rich and fascinating history of a troubled time which saw an extraordinary creative outpouring.
Equivocation
It's 1606, and in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot the authorities are cracking down on Catholics. Shakespeare's Macbeth captures the anxiety and obsessions of the time, with James continuing to focus on succession and legitimacy, while food riots in the Midlands create the climate for the gripping tragedy of Coriolanus.
Legacy
Shakespeare's late plays, such as The Winter's Tale and The Tempest, are often seen as mellow swansongs. Professor Shapiro gives us a different Shakespeare - a playwright still experimenting and alert to the troubled Jacobean world around him. He closes the series by reflecting on the legacies of king and playwright.
Technical Specs
- Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4.1
- Video Bitrate: CRF 18
- Video Resolution: 1280x720
- Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Frames Per Second: 25
- Audio Codec: AAC-LC
- Audio Bitrate: 160 Kbps ABR 48KHz
- Audio Channels: 2
- Run-Time: 59 mins
- Framerate: 25 FPS
- Number Of Parts: 3
- Part Size: 1.25 GB (average)
- Source: HDTV
- Encoded by: JungleBoy
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Further Information
Release Post
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ed2k Links
BBC.The.King.and.the.Playwright.A.Jacobean.History.1of3.Incertainties.HDTV.x264.AAC.MVGroup.org.mkv (1254.75 Mb) Subtitles: [eng]
BBC.The.King.and.the.Playwright.A.Jacobean.History.2of3.Equivocation.HDTV.x264.AAC.MVGroup.org.mkv (1315.47 Mb) Subtitles: [eng]
BBC.The.King.and.the.Playwright.A.Jacobean.History.3of3.Legacy.HDTV.x264.AAC.MVGroup.org.mkv (1270.06 Mb) Subtitles: [eng]