On June 6, 2024 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of The Latinist by Mark Prins. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Shakespeare, Ovid, and mythology.
LISTEN to related podcast episodes
- Episode 146: Jonathan Bate on the Classics and Shakespeare
- Episode 235: Mary Zimmerman on Adapting Ovid and Directing Shakespeare
LEARN about Shakespeare and mythology
- Classical references in Shakespeare (Royal Shakespeare Company)
- Ovid’s Metamorphoses (British Library)
- Shakespeare’s Use Of Mythology (No Sweat Shakespeare)
- Shakespeare and Beyond series on Shakespeare and myths
- Shakespeare and Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Shakespeare’s Globe)
- By June Book Club presenter Dr. Will Tosh
EXPLORE Folger Theatre’s current production of Metamorphoses [Click here for tickets and performance schedule]
- Dramaturg’s Notes: Faedra Chatard Carpenter on Metamorphoses
- Director’s Notes: Psalmayene 24 on Metamorphoses
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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
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